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Wellington - A Personal History (Paperback, New Ed)
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Wellington - A Personal History (Paperback, New Ed)
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List price R470
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Hugely popular biographer of Elizabeth I and Lord Nelson, Hibbert
here turns his forensic and literary skills to the Iron Duke. Most
books in the years since Elizabeth Longford published her
two-volume study have focused on the dazzling military life.
Hibbert draws out the intimate friendships with women this
seemingly aloof and intimidating man was able to make. Never
prurient, Hibbert nevertheless gives a full account of a loveless
marriage and the women Wellington turned to for intellectual and
not-so-intellectual diversion. The book is studded with memorable
anecdotes. The Duke was an unreliable shot and on one occasion
wounded a dog, struck a gamekeeper's gaiters and shot Lady
Shelley's washerwoman through an open window. When the woman
protested her Ladyship told her it ought to be the proudest moment
of her life. 'You have the distinction of being shot by the great
Duke of Wellington.' A brilliant combination of expert historical
analysis and unflagging narrative. (Kirkus UK)
A bestseller in hardback, this is a highly-praised and much-needed
biography of the first Duke of Wellington, concentrating on the
personal life of the victor of Waterloo, and based on the fruits of
modern research. Christopher Hibbert is Britain's leading popular
historian. Wellington (1769-1852) achieved fame as a soldier
fighting the Mahratta in India. His later brilliant generalship
fighting the French in Spain and his defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo
earned him a dukedom and the award of Apsley House (No. 1, London)
and a large estate in Hampshire. His second career saw him make his
mark as a politician with commanding presence. Appointed
Commander-in-Chief for life, he became Prime Minister in 1827 and
presided over the emancipation of Roman Catholics and the formation
of the country's first police force. Privately, he was unhappily
married, and had several mistresses (including two of Napoleon's)
and many intimate friendships with women. The private side of the
public man has never been so richly delineated as in this masterly
biography.
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