Episodes Referencing This Book
October 22, 2025
Context:
The hosts quoted John Sugden's assessment of Nelson's defense of the channel: 'despite Boulogne, the end had been creditable. During his watch as the guardian, no hostile foot had stepped on English soil.'
October 15, 2025
Context:
Described by the hosts as 'the great Nelson biographer' whose books are compared to 'War and Peace' as a gigantic epic. Multiple quotes from Sugden's work are used throughout the episode to discuss Nelson's behavior in Palermo and his treatment of Fanny.