Wellington: The Iron Duke (Text Only) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Wellington: The Iron Duke (Text Only) write by Richard Holmes. This book was released on 2012-06-28. Wellington: The Iron Duke (Text Only) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this compelling book, Richard Holmes tells the exhilarating story of the Duke of Wellington, Britain's greatest ever soldier.
Architects of Empire
Architects of Empire - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Architects of Empire write by John Kenneth Severn. This book was released on 2007. Architects of Empire available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A soldier and statesman for the ages, the Duke of Wellington is a towering figure in world history. John Severn now offers a fresh look at the man born Arthur Wellesley to show that his career was very much a family affair, a lifelong series of interactions with his brothers and their common Anglo-Irish heritage. The untold story of a great family drama, Architects of Empire paints a new picture of the era through the collective biography of Wellesley and his siblings. Severn takes readers from the British Raj in India to the battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars to the halls of Parliament as he traces the rise of the five brothers from obscurity to prominence. Severn covers both the imperial Indian period before 1800 and the domestic political period after 1820, describing the wide range of experiences Arthur and his brothers lived through. Architects of Empire brings together in a single volume a grand story that before now was discernible only through political or military analysis. Weaving the personal history of the brothers into a captivating narrative, it tells of sibling rivalry among men who were by turns generous and supportive, then insensitive and cruel. Whereas other historians have minimized the importance of family ties, Severn provides an unusually nuanced understanding of the Duke of Wellington. Architects of Empire casts his career in a new light--one that will surprise those who believe they already know the man.
The Duke of Wellington in 100 Objects
The Duke of Wellington in 100 Objects - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Duke of Wellington in 100 Objects write by Gareth Glover. This book was released on 2020-12-19. The Duke of Wellington in 100 Objects available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, was the outstanding British individual of the nineteenth century. His victories at Seringapatam and Assaye extended British control in India and his famous campaign in Spain and Portugal helped to drive Napoleon into exile. Wellington is, of course, mostly remembered for defeating Napoleon at Waterloo and his prestige after that epoch-changing event saw him becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain on two occasions.These are the commonly-known facts about the Iron Duke, but in this remarkable investigation into the life of Britain's greatest general, we learn so much more about Wellington as a person, through the objects, large and small, that marked key episodes in his personal, military and public life. Renowned historian Gareth Glover details Wellington's family background in Ireland, his early military career, his one-and-only meeting with Nelson, his campaigns in Flanders, the Iberian Peninsula and Waterloo. What we also learn is of his difficult marriage - and his scandalous womanising, even bedding the same woman as Napoleon - and his strained relationship with his two boys.His political career was a controversial one, including his fight to pass the Catholic Emancipation Bill and of a period of three months when he ran the government by himself because he refused to appoint any Cabinet ministers!Packed with more than 200 full-colour photographs, The Duke of Wellington in 100 Objects will show the world the objects he touched, or which touched him, in the life of one of the most outstanding characters Britain has ever produced.
The Life of Arthur, First Duke of Wellington
The Life of Arthur, First Duke of Wellington - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Life of Arthur, First Duke of Wellington write by George Robert Gleig. This book was released on 1862. The Life of Arthur, First Duke of Wellington available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Life of ... Duke of Wellington
The Life of ... Duke of Wellington - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Life of ... Duke of Wellington write by Joachim Hayward Stocqueler. This book was released on 1852. The Life of ... Duke of Wellington available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
