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Hace 1 día · Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (né Wesley; 1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish statesman, soldier, and Tory politician who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as prime minister of the United Kingdom.
Hace 4 días · From Lord Apsley to the Iron Duke: A House Through Time. The story of Apsley House begins in the 1770s, when Lord Apsley, the Lord Chancellor, commissioned renowned architect Robert Adam to design a stately home at Hyde Park Corner, then on the outskirts of London. Construction took place between 1771 and 1778, resulting in a neoclassical gem ...
Hace 5 días · Similarly, in their Glass Town pastiche, the siblings used their own synonyms (Sergeant Bud, Captain Tree, Lord Charles Wellesley) to scornfully review each other’s work. Footnote 49 Glass Town voices, Alexander notes, ‘challenge each other for the ‘Truth’ of their story … all male like their Blackwood’s originals …
Hace 2 días · The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain, it is considered to overlap with the Spanish War of Independence. [e]
Hace 3 días · Known as the Serampore Trio, they published essays forcefully condemning the practice and presented an address against Sati to then Governor General of India, Lord Wellesley. In 1812, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, founder of Brahmo Samaj, began to champion the cause of banning sati practice.
Hace 11 horas · Colonel George William Russell, commonly called Lord George William Russell, CB: 19 July 1838: Civil division Charles Augustus Ellis, 6th Baron Howard de Walden and 2nd Baron Seaford: 19 July 1838: Civil division Richard Jenkins, Esq. 20 July 1838: Civil division John McNeill, Esq. 15 April 1839: Civil division
Hace 5 días · Born: June 17, 1703, Epworth, Lincolnshire, England. Died: March 2, 1791, London (aged 87) Notable Works: Twenty-five Articles of Religion. Notable Family Members: brother Charles Wesley. Subjects Of Study: Methodism. On the Web: C.S. Lewis Institute - Profiles in Faith: John Wesley (May 25, 2024)
