Nelson’s flag from HMS Victory hoisted to £297,000 at Sotheby’s

A large fragment of the Union Jack believed to have flown from HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 drew determined competition at Sotheby’s.

Part of a group of 80 objects from a remarkable collection of memorabilia relating to Lord Horatio N…

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