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29 de mai. de 2024 · Wellington: The Path to Victory, 1769-1814 is the first of two volumes based on exhaustive research on Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, by Rory Muir – to be precise, it is based on 30 years work on the subject.
Há 3 dias · The Duke of Wellington's tenure as Prime Minister from 1828 to 1830 was a period marked by critical decisions and conservative policies aimed at maintaining stability in Britain. His domestic policy focused on key areas such as Catholic emancipation, economic management, law and order, and resistance to parliamentary reform.
26 de mai. de 2024 · The impact of Salamanca was immediate and far-reaching. The French, who had seemed invincible just a few years earlier, were now in disarray, their hold on Spain fatally weakened. Within weeks, Wellington had liberated Madrid, and the French were forced to abandon much of central Spain.
16 de mai. de 2024 · London possesses at least nine monuments celebrating the lives of two of the country’s military heroes: Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, and Horatio Nelson, Vice Admiral, and fleet ...
Há 2 dias · The anarchy in the duchy lasted until 1047, and control of the young duke was one of the priorities of those contending for power. At first, Alan of Brittany had custody of the duke, but when Alan died in either late 1039 or October 1040, Gilbert of Brionne took charge of William.
Há 4 dias · Slavery, Abolition and Social Justice makes it clear with the title and with the inclusion of materials relating to debt bondage in the 21st century that it seeks to raise awareness of ongoing slavery.
The centrepiece of the south front, intended to have been a representation of the mounted duke trampling his enemies, was changed to the surviving vast marble bust of Louis XIV, which fell into the duke's hands after the sack of Tournai (1709).
