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Also known as. William Pole Tylney-Long Wellesley. primary name: primary name: Wellesley, William Pole Tylney-Long. other name: other name: 4th Earl of Mornington.
Home. Welcome to my blog which began life as a platform for my doctoral research into Regency-era celebrity and all-round rotter ‘Wicked William’ Long-Wellesley (1788-1857). As you will find, it has subsequently morphed into a broader examination of British history from 1750-1850. I focus on cultural rather than military matters; social and ...
At Eton, Wellesley was a ‘sound scholar’, but not as brilliant as his elder brother Richard. After four years in the navy, having assumed the name of Wellesley Pole, he sat in the Irish parliament of 1783 for the family borough of Trim, supporting government. In 1790, through his elder brother’s friendship with Pitt, he stood on the ...
9 de ago. de 2014 · William Wellesley Pole was a career politician with many jobs in the British Government, including Secretary of the Admiralty, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Postmaster General. Our interest, though, is his period as Master of the Mint, from 1814 to 1823.
10 de mar. de 2017 · Wicked William takes the hand (and purse) of his bride. On 14th March 1812, ‘Wicked’ William Wellesley-Pole married his fabulously rich bride Catherine Tylney-Long at St James’ Church, Piccadilly. The tragic outcome of their marriage has been thoroughly described in Geraldine Roberts ‘ best-selling book The Angel and The Cad (Macmillan ...
Wellesley-Pole, William, (1763-1845), 3rd Earl of Mornington, statesman This page summarises records created by this Person The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.
About Us. Established in 1816 by the Master of the Royal Mint, William Wellesley Pole, the Museum has one of the finest collections of coins and related material in the world. Originally intended as a source of inspiration for Royal Mint engravers, a function it retains to this day, it has grown and developed into a collection about how money ...
