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Hace 1 día · Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, was a leading military commander, politician and prime minister in 19th-century Britain. He is best remembered today for his actions during the Napoleonic Wars, most notably for victory at the 1815 battle of Waterloo. “He was second only to Napoleon in his military skill at the time,” says ...
Hace 15 horas · 1799–1803 1807–1813 1815. Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS ( né Wesley; 1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was a British 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.
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Hace 3 días · William, prince of Wales (born June 21, 1982, Paddington, London, England) elder son of Charles III and Diana, princess of Wales, and the heir apparent to the British throne. William is one of the most popular members of the British royal family, and he has come to personify the modern monarchy.
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As the title says, I'm wondering why the Iron Duke was made duke of wellington, a town of a few thousand people in somerset, of all places? He had never lived there and only visited once, after the wellington monument was made, so why the title of duke of wellington chosen and not duke of some other place? (Sorry for bad formatting, I'm on ...
Hace 3 días · In 1813, the Duke of Wellington expressed his frustration with incidents of looting within his army, noting, “We have in the service the scum of the earth as common soldiers.” Napoleon’s last words, spoken right before his death, were “La France, l’armée, tête d’armée, Joséphine…” (France, the army, head of the army, Josephine), revealing his enduring love for his wife.
Hace 5 días · William I (born c. 1028, Falaise, Normandy [France]—died September 9, 1087, Rouen) made himself the mightiest noble in France and then changed the course of England ’s history through his conquest of that country in 1066. One of the greatest soldiers and rulers of the Middle Ages, he was duke of Normandy from 1035 and king of England, as ...
Hace 15 horas · An exhibition about George Seferis has opened inside the Greek Ambassador’s home. Inside the Greek Ambassador’s official London residence is a room preserved for nearly 60 years in memory of the man who once worked there and is now open to the public for the first time. The man was George Seferis, a diplomat, poet, writer and winner of a ...