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For the first time, Nelson realized what he was up against.
This was nothing like the American war for the French Revolution had unleashed something much darker and more terrifying.
The unbridled fury of a fanatical mob.
The savage passion of a people bent on slaughter.
Suddenly he thought of home, of his father and Fanny, and the little church at Burnonthorpe and the gentle fields and sleepy villages of England.
And at that moment he knew he could not rest until these monsters were beaten.
But high above Toulon's smoking ruins, a man in a bloodstained uniform gazed coldly across the harbour.
And on the face of Napoleon Bonaparte was a thin, cruel smile of satisfaction.
So that was a wholly unbiased perspective on the siege of Toulon in 1793, written by a top historian of the French Revolution, Dominic, namely yourself.
And this is from your new book for children, instilling in them a due sense of patriotism and suspicion of French revolutionary fervour and what's it called?
Nelson, God of the Seas.
Nelson, Hero of the Seas.
Nelson, Hero of the Seas.
The latest volume, Tom, in the best selling Adventures in Time series and I think people will say a scrupulously fair and forensically researched.
So what I will say is that we've done.
How many episodes have we done now of the French Revolution?
Thirteen, I think.