WELLINGTON: THE IRON DUKE

By Richard Holmes

Synopsis

A shy boy born into an impoverished Anglo-Irish noble family, Arthur Wellesley became a national hero for saving Europe from Napoleon Bonaparte. As the Duke of Wellington he later served as Prime minister and Queen Victoria wept at his death. The author charts the extraordinary progress of the Iron Duke.

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Narrator Michael St. John
Length 12hrs 30mins
Catalogue No. 6284
Publisher HarperCollins Ltd
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