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Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once.
The Duke of Wellington adopts his John Inman persona whilst auditioning for the Regency-era version of Allo Allo, (July 1830)

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2021-03-10

My is ’s brilliant painting of the defence of the Seminary. A key point of Wellington’s audacious strategy during the battle. Which ties in with ’s exciting new project! https://t.co/YFZB9GJqaP

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2021-02-25

Great controversy as the Duke of Wellington has a hissy fit and reveals his identity mid-peformance during an episode of the Masked Singer, (1840)

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2021-02-04

Calling British military history Twitter, this is not a drill. For we've put 's Wellington art on a mug, A5 print, and postcard.

Take a look 👇

Mug: https://t.co/qDKJ1l00Go
Print: https://t.co/W95aoOW9VJ
Postcard: https://t.co/oxaC7L2FXa

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2021-01-14

As it's here is another chance to enjoy the arms of the 1st Duke of Wellington (image: British Museum)

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2020-12-16

This week's is also & the lines of Torres Vedras.

Tomorrow night (for free) join & Bob Burnham, will present 'The Destruction of Arruda, The Light Division out of Control'

For a free place, email: i_j_brewer.com

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2020-12-09

Ungracious in defeat?
A non too flattering portrait of the Duke of Wellington as drawn by a French artist in 1840, showing him at his writing desk with the 'Capitulation of Paris, 1815' strewn on the floor beneath him.

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2020-11-25

For the last before Halloween, a ghostly vision.

In Isaac Cruikshank's caricature 'A Vision of Judgement' (c1829), Wellington is haunted by a vision of Charon rowing three ghostly figures across the River Styx (a reference to Dante's 'Inferno').

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2020-10-28

For I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the Duke’s attire for the Coronation of King George IV.

This image by James Stephanoff was included in Sir George Nayler’s official account of the ceremony. (Image: British Museum)

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2020-10-14

This week's is 7 October 1813, Wellington fought & won the Battle of Bidasoa (or the Battle of Larrun) wresting a foothold on French soil from Marshal Soult's army. This established a postion to invade France following the Battle of The Pyrenees.

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2020-10-07

Fought 23 Sept 1803 The Battle of Assaye.
Wellesley commanded 6,500 Indian & British troops against 40,000- 200,000 Mahratta troops led by Hanovarian mercenary Pohlmann

Asked what his greatest vistory was W replied ASSAYE, making it this week's

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2020-09-23

This we're sharing 'The Story of "Arohanui ki te Tangata"', a special souvenir programme published to celebrate the opening of the Arohanui ki te Tangata wharenui at Waiwhetu marae in September 1960. Read it on Recollect: https://t.co/DqeGXw8fJ6

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2020-08-26

Here’s to Wellington’s oldest pub! 🍻 This pen-wash drawing of the Thistle Inn, established in 1840, is from Historic Wellington; a wee book published in 1959 to promote Wellington’s heritage buildings. Read it on Recollect: https://t.co/26jjug46r0

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2020-08-19

Two days ago, you may recall, one of those rabbit hole segues occurred on Napoleonic Twitter, where , and started everyone discussing, with various levels of seriousness, Wellington & a chicken leg at Salamanca

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2020-07-08

For today's - Behold: His Grace, the Duck of Wellington

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2020-04-23

- By Jove! He was a great general but a godawful shot, the Duke of Wellington blasts the nose clean off one of his friends when out on a hunting expedition in Ipswich on February 5th 1823

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2020-02-06