Revealed letters show Admiral Nelson (pictured) was furious at being snubbed for a large payout after capturing £650,000 worth of gold – worth £65 today – in one of the biggest ever naval coups.
From the Mail’s front page.
Revealed letters show Admiral Nelson (pictured) was furious at being snubbed for a large payout after capturing £650,000 worth of gold – worth £65 today – in one of the biggest ever naval coups.
From the Mail’s front page.
Prize money was really important. That amount of prize money …
Pictured?
Surely the 65 pound figure is wrong
Well. £65 of gold is about a quarter sovereign. Even if they had existed in Nelson’s time, I can’t imagine him making much of a fuss about losing that.
Not quite so much. Back hen the sov was the £ coin, so it’s 65 sovereigns