Nelson: Bonaparte Prepares to Strike (Part 4)

In this episode of "The Rest Is History," Dominic and Tom discuss the events leading up to the Battle of Trafalgar, focusing on Horatio Nelson's role in the Napoleonic Wars. They detail Britain's war weariness, the threat of a French invasion, and Nelson's appointment to defend the Thames Estuary. The episode covers the Treaty of Amiens, Nelson's life at Merton Place with Emma Hamilton and Sir William Hamilton, and the social complications of their relationship. It also explores the renewal of war in 1803, Nelson's command of the Mediterranean fleet, his pursuit of the French fleet led by Villeneuve across the Atlantic to the Caribbean, and his return to England, setting the stage for the Battle of Trafalgar.