The Duke of Wellington was one of the most famous Britons of the 19th century. His victory over Napoleon at Waterloo altered the course of history. General, politician, lover, outsider, this military ...

WELLINGTON—Philip Guedalla—Harper ($4). One of the most typical great men England ever produced, Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) survives “as little more than the instrument of ...

In this revealing three-part series, military historian Richard Holmes tells the story, both on and off the battlefield, of Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington.

HMS Iron Duke was the second battleship named after the Duke of Wellington. The first, scrapped in 1906, had the distinction of ramming and sinking HMS Vanguard, another Royal Navy battleship. The ...

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