Other highlights are mourning rings for Vice Admiral Nelson, killed at the Battle of Trafalgar illustrated above center, and the composer George Frideric Handel illustrated above right.

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One comparable event was the death of Admiral Lord Nelson in 1805.

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The phrase refers to Lord Nelson, the famed admiral who was blind in one eye.

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Next week restoration work begins on Nelson's Column, ensuring the admiral will be there for many years keeping a watchful eye over London's affairs.

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Off it sits the clubby Nelson Bar, named for the famed British admiral who supposedly fought a battle near Heiligendamm.

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