Here and Gone

Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

History, Society & Culture

4.5 • 8.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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This tour will help you learn about a pair of bodies, where they came from, and where they went.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Erin Mankie's Cabinet of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm
0:08.7	and Mild.
0:13.0	Our world is full of the unexplainable.
0:16.3	And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,
0:22.2	just waiting for us to explore.
0:25.4	Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.
0:36.9	Even though thousands of soldiers may fight in a war, few become household names like
0:40.8	George S. Patton, Ulysses S. Grant or Robert E. Lee.
0:44.6	But one man was so beloved by his country that when he died, all efforts were exhausted
0:49.2	to preserve his body.
0:51.1	And in the process, they also made a pretty gross cocktail out of him.
0:55.9	Horatio Nelson was born in England in 1758 to a well-to-do family.
1:00.8	He joined his uncle, a Royal Navy captain, on January 1st of 1771 aboard the HMS
1:07.0	reasonable as a seaman.
1:08.7	He was only 13 at the time.
1:11.2	After serving aboard several ships in the east and west indies for the next six years,
1:15.1	Nelson returned to London for his lieutenant's exam, which was presided over by two Navy
1:19.4	captains and his uncle.
1:22.3	It's safe to say that he passed and was almost immediately appointed to a ship bound for
1:26.5	the Caribbean.
1:27.8	Throughout his career, he commanded a number of vessels and continued to fight for his
1:31.3	country.
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