Photo: Bethann G. Merkle

Historian and retired naval commander Charles-André Nadeau spins a tale of romance, mystery, and intrigue during a recent lecture at the Morrin Centre.

A war hero, a rumoured love affair while said hero was still a young ‘nobody,' and no hard evidence - sounds like a Hollywood script. In the case of British Admiral Horatio Nelson, it is no script, but rather an ongoing puzzle for historians and incurable romantics alike. Did Nelson fall hopelessly in love with a young woman while in Quebec City in 1782, or didn't he?