Author: Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington
Publisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 790

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Author: Neville Thompson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317268717
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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First published in 1986. In this book Neville Thompson traces Wellington’s life after 1815 using then new archival and documentary records. The work examines the development of Wellington’s character and outlook, and assesses the significance of his persistent involvement in politics over three decades. It shows the Duke was a crucial figure in the development of the compromise between reform and the preservation of traditional institutions and practices. This title will be of interest to students of history.

Author: Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington
Publisher: Bernan Press(PA)
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 680

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Author: Rory Muir
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300214049
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 761

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The preeminent Wellington biographer presents a fascinating reassessment of the Duke’s most famous victory and his political career after Waterloo. The Duke of Wellington’s momentous victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo was the culminating point of a brilliant military career. Yet Wellington’s achievements were far from over. He commanded the allied army of occupation in France to the end of 1818, returned home to a seat in Lord Liverpool’s cabinet, and became prime minister in 1828. He later served as a senior minister in Robert Peel’s government and remained Commander-in-Chief of the Army for a decade until his death in 1852. In this richly detailed work, the second and concluding volume of Rory Muir’s definitive biography, the author offers a substantial reassessment of Wellington’s significance as a politician and a nuanced view of the private man behind the legendary hero. Muir presents new insights into Wellington’s determination to keep peace at home and abroad, achieved by maintaining good relations with the Continental powers, resisting radical agitation, and granting political equality to the Catholics in Ireland. Countering one-dimensional image of Wellington as a national hero, Muir paints a nuanced portrait of a man whose austere public demeanor belied his entertaining, gossipy, generous, and unpretentious private self.

Author: Norman Gash
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719029745
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 282

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The contributors shed fresh light on the life, character and achievements of the man who is arguably the best known figure in British history--the Duke of Wellington. They reflect the new wave of Wellington studies which has resulted from the opening of the massive Wellington archive at Southampton University. Their essays provide a thematic and chronological sequence illustrating the Duke's many-faceted career, from early life to his later years, when he was the most celebrated figure in public life. Distributed by St. Martin's. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Author: Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 550

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Author: Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 550

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Author: Arthur Wellesley “of” Wellington
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 550

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Author: Arthur Wellesley of Wellington
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 546

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Author: Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 558

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