The Duke of Wellington's legacy still towers over ... with several friends in the Cabinet when William Bentinck became prime minister in March. His friends' clout saw Wellington appointed chief ...

QUESTION: Aside from Winston Churchill, have any British prime ministers fought in a battle? The obvious answer is Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (Tory, 1828-1830, 1834). Wellington was ...

Clothes from the Duke of Wellington are to be auctioned in Glasgow ... than his victory over Napoleon at Waterloo or time as Prime Minister, owned the monogrammed nightcaps and waistcoat towards ...

The duke, who defeated Napoleon and went on to be prime minister, had never opened it ... Arthur Wellesley was given the title of the Duke of Wellington before playing a key role in defeating ...

The Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) was ... he later lost public favour during his period as prime minister and mobs of angry Londoners smashed the windows of his home, Apsley House, at Hyde Park ...

The Duke of Wellington's parliamentary career began in Ireland ... The following year he became Prime Minister. Wellington's premiership saw the passing of important legislation such as the Catholic ...

At the award ceremony the winning authors were given the medal by The Duke of Wellington, a member of the Judging Panel and the prime mover behind the establishment of the Medal in honour of the 1st ...