21-05-2015 15:34 via nottinghampost.com

NottmPostEG published Art: Charging At Napoleon, Nottingham Lakeside Arts

We remembered VE Day and we mark the D-Day landings every June 6. But who now marks the relief of the siege of Mafeking during the Boer War?
And who today, beyond Portsmouth and Nelson's old ship HMS Victory, celebrates Trafalger Day?
The same indeed can be said for Waterloo Day, which was celebrated on the anniversary of the great battle, June 18, while Wellington was alive – and while many of his veteran soldiers still had many years ahead of them.
Yet, as with most historic...
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