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Nelson's Lost Jewel

- The Extraordinary Story of the Lost Diamond Chelengk
Af: Martyn Downer Engelsk Paperback

Nelson's Lost Jewel

- The Extraordinary Story of the Lost Diamond Chelengk
Af: Martyn Downer Engelsk Paperback
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Admiral Lord Nelson’s diamond Chelengk is one of the most famous and iconic jewels in British history. Presented to Nelson by the Sultan Selim III of Turkey after the Battle of the Nile in 1798, the jewel had thirteen diamond rays to represent the French ships captured or destroyed at the action. A central diamond star on the jewel was powered by clockwork to rotate in wear. Nelson wore the Chelengk on his hat like a turban jewel, sparking a fashion craze for similar jewels in England. The jewel became his trademark to be endlessly copied in portraits and busts to this day. After Trafalgar, the Chelengk was inherited by Nelson’s family and worn at the Court of Queen Victoria. Sold at auction in 1895 it eventually found its way to the newly opened National Maritime Museum in Greenwich where it was a star exhibit. In 1951 the jewel was stolen in a daring raid by an infamous cat-burglar and lost forever. For the first time, Martyn Downer tells the extraordinary true story of the Chelengk: from its gift to Nelson by the Sultan of Turkey to its tragic post-war theft, charting the jewel’s journey through history and forging sparkling new and intimate portraits of Nelson, of his friends and rivals, and of the woman he loved.

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Admiral Lord Nelson’s diamond Chelengk is one of the most famous and iconic jewels in British history. Presented to Nelson by the Sultan Selim III of Turkey after the Battle of the Nile in 1798, the jewel had thirteen diamond rays to represent the French ships captured or destroyed at the action. A central diamond star on the jewel was powered by clockwork to rotate in wear. Nelson wore the Chelengk on his hat like a turban jewel, sparking a fashion craze for similar jewels in England. The jewel became his trademark to be endlessly copied in portraits and busts to this day. After Trafalgar, the Chelengk was inherited by Nelson’s family and worn at the Court of Queen Victoria. Sold at auction in 1895 it eventually found its way to the newly opened National Maritime Museum in Greenwich where it was a star exhibit. In 1951 the jewel was stolen in a daring raid by an infamous cat-burglar and lost forever. For the first time, Martyn Downer tells the extraordinary true story of the Chelengk: from its gift to Nelson by the Sultan of Turkey to its tragic post-war theft, charting the jewel’s journey through history and forging sparkling new and intimate portraits of Nelson, of his friends and rivals, and of the woman he loved.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 0
ISBN-13: 9780750994279
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave: 2
ISBN-10: 0750994274
Kategori: Den Franske Revolution
Udg. Dato: 30 apr 2021
Længde: 25mm
Bredde: 156mm
Højde: 234mm
Forlag: The History Press Ltd
Oplagsdato: 30 apr 2021
Forfatter(e): Martyn Downer
Forfatter(e) Martyn Downer

Kategori Den Franske Revolution

ISBN-13 9780750994279

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 0

Udgave 2

Længde 25mm

Bredde 156mm

Højde 234mm

Udg. Dato 30 apr 2021

Oplagsdato 30 apr 2021

Forlag The History Press Ltd

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