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John Simmons
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This conversation focuses in on Black Greenwich Pensioner, John Simmons. Born on a plantation in Jamaica, Simmons went on to fight alongside Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar. Historian S. I. Martin talks to Ruth Crook, Simmons' three-times great granddaughter, about her research into her illustrious ancestor.
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