Concerning Nelson's funeral: I agree that the reference needs to be nailed down.

However, even if the booing and spitting really happened, the fact remains that Nelson was regarded as a hero by most every English person who had the opportunity to express an opinion in print. (Yeah, I know....) Even Hugill's version of "Boney" extols him, or at least the victory at Trafalgar.

Lloyd wrote a secular "hymn" to the man.

(And now let the brawl begin.)