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Oscar Wilde's only novel "The portrait of Dorian Gray" describes phisically Dorian's face like his mother who was alike Lady Hamilton.In that moment I remmember been capture by the image of a young and beautiful lady,the potrait of Lady Hamilton I saw in a London museum.
Why is she billed as "Lady Hamilton"? Her husband was not a peer... -- Jfruh ( talk) 21:48, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
Was 26 April her birthdate or just the day she was baptised?Norah Lofts in her biography of Emma Hamilton gives a possible birthdate of 15 april.15:50, 7 April 2008 (UTC) jeanne ( talk)
The summary box at the start of the article gives the cause of death as liver failure, whereas the text of the article gives amoebic dysentery, probably picked up in her years in Naples. While the latter condition can occasionally give rise to liver abscesses, liver failure (cirrhosis) is a common outcome of chronic excessive alcohol intake. In his book More Mere Mortals (2006), Dr Jim Leavesley says Emma "hit the bottle in earnest" at the end in Calais, pointing out that this followed recurrent attacks of jaundice in 1814. While he concedes that the jaundice may have been due to gallstones, he considers it was more "probably related to her alcohol intake."
By this time she had been out of Naples for 15 years. Liver failure appears much the more likely candidate. Richard Lugg ( talk) 19:32, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
I am sorry for the clutter...Hit the enter key accidentally. I think these citations will help the article.-- Paraballo ( talk) 01:38, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
In the paragraph where it is said that the three lived together, shouldn't it say "Nelson, Emma, Hamilton and Emma's daughter" ? GastonSenac ( talk) 04:58, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
According to one source, "Lady Hamilton was born Emily Lyon and later changed her name to Emma Hart." Another source states, "Amy Lyon changed her name to Emma Hart." Authorities differ about the date of her birthday and even the year. "When Nelson met Emma at Naples in 1798 she was 33." "Lady Hamilton was born Circa 1761." She was born in Ness and baptised at the church of St. Mary and St. Helen, Neston - Emy Dr of Henry Lyon smith of Ness by Mary his wife Bap 12 (ie. Daughter, occupation Smith, baptised 12 May 1765). So, not Emily or Amy, but Emy. It is likely her name was Amy but had been misspelled in the register. Henry Lyon's burial is also at this church - Henry Lyon of Denhall smith Bur 21 (ie. Buried 21st June 1765). Therefore, although the baptism can be found, her birthdate remains a mystery, even the year. "She always celebrated her birthday on 26th April." Conclusion: It can only be said that she was born PERHAPS sometime between 1761 and April 1765. 86.182.216.130 ( talk) 16:24, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
It should be noted that although it was not unheard of, it was quite unusual for baptism to be delayed after birth for a period of years in England at that time. Without further information, it seems reasonable to give the birth date nod to 1765 for that reason alone, though a remark regarding the reason would be appropriate. 68.187.36.67 ( talk) 23:56, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
The Lyon's home in Ness was for many years thought to be Swan Cottage, which in fact is a good sized Georgian house, far too grand for a blacksmith on a low wage. The Lyon family lived in a cottage on the Neston Road. In the past it was known as 'The Steps' because access to the front door was via stone steps hewn from red sandstone on which the cottage is built. Looking at the cottage today it can be seen that there were originally three cottages and not two, and now known as Smiths Cottages. The Lyon family home, where Emma (Amy) was born, is the left hand cottage (now number 2). The font at St Mary and St Helen Church, Neston, where she was baptised in 1765, is still in use today. 86.173.96.245 ( talk) 12:41, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
Lady Hamilton's first illegitimate daughter, Emma Carew, born 1782, died on 26 March 1856 and buried two days later in the Evangelical Cemetery of Porta A' Pinti, Firenzi - called the English Cemetery on the outskirts of Florence. She had a fatal attack of asthma. The burial register wrongly states her age as 70. Unmarked grave, number 595. (Source: Nelson Society - The Nelson Dispatch, Volume 11, Part 3, July 2012). 86.161.31.235 ( talk) 11:26, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
This article states: Emma Hamilton and Horatio Nelson were by now the two most famous Britons in the world. They were not only in love with each other, but admired each other to the point of adulation. They were, so to speak, also in love with both their own fame, and that of their lover. These comments are subjective - how is the writer confident there were not other better known Britons internationally? If the reputation is a matter of record by any writer or writers then it would be helpful to have a citation. I have raised a citation need at the end of the last sentence (which concludes the paragraph from which these are extracted). Cloptonson ( talk) 17:43, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
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This article is written in an unencyclopedic style, with a great deal of speculation, unnecessary detail and commentary. Martinlc ( talk) 13:40, 12 January 2017 (UTC)
The article describes the Parthenopean Republic in an unnecessarily disparaging way. Nelson's involvement in the brutal repression of the republic was heavily criticized in England. It would be preferable if this criticism were mentioned in the article so as to also allow the reader a more critical assessment of the role of Lady Hamilton. 46.141.114.89 ( talk) 19:50, 11 April 2024 (UTC)