Although the matter is not connected to Nelson or the eighteenth century, I think anyone engaged in historical research will have been disturbed to learn of the discovery of forged documents in the National Archives.
All the suspect documents related to the Second World War. Forensic examination confirmed that they were recent forgeries and had been introduced into the files from 2000 onwards. 29 individual forgeries were found in 12 separate files.
The results of the investigation can be accessed at:
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/foi/log2007.htm
The Crown Prosecution Service has decided that it is 'not in the public interest' to prosecute and the file is now closed.
I wonder what forum members feel about this decision.