
The Hero and the Harlot: Lord Nelson’s Descent into Domestic and Political Chaos
The hero of the Nile has returned to England, but his greatest enemy isn't the French—it's his own scandalous reputation. Lord Nelson’s blatant affair with Emma Hamilton has alienated the Admiralty and shattered his marriage, leaving him a social pariah even as a new threat looms in the Baltic. With Britain facing an existential blockade from a coalition of northern powers, can the nation's most brilliant but volatile commander redeem himself at Copenhagen, or will his personal demons finally sink his career?