Duke of Wellington

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🗓️ 8 May 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was a soldier, statesman, and prominent political figure who served the United Kingdom twice as Prime Minister. He is known to many as a successful defensive general, but what about when he was on the offensive? In this episode, we explore the life, career, and death of Wellington. James is once again accompanied by Historian and presenter Zack White as they delve into the complex life of Wellington - debunking myths, exploring his life, legacy, and controversies.

First published September 2021

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First published September 24th, 2021

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0:00.0	Hello everyone welcome back to the history hit warfare podcast I'm your host James
0:04.2	Rogers those of you who regularly listen to the podcast well you'll know that we have
0:09.0	covered Napoleon a lot the life and the death and the key battles. So we thought we'd rectify a little bit of a historical imbalance,
0:19.0	and cover the life, career and death of Wellington.
0:22.8	Now Wellington died on the 14th of September 1852.
0:26.7	And of course he is known as being an incredibly successful defensive general,
0:30.7	but we debunk a few of those myths, looking more at his offensive victories and
0:35.4	his outstanding military career.
0:38.3	But we also look at those slightly more controversial points in his political tenure, his time as Prime Minister, and of course
0:45.0	into his personal life. We've got the brilliant Zach White back to tell us all about
0:49.3	this, so here he is, Zach White on Wellington.
0:52.4	Hi Zach, welcome back to the history here. Here he is, Zach White on Wellington.
0:53.6	Hi, Zach, welcome back to the history hit warfare
0:55.8	podcast.
0:56.3	You're quickly becoming our resident Napoleonic expert,
1:00.0	but saying that title seems a bit of a low blow to the man that we're talking about today.
1:07.2	And that is the first Duke of Wellington who died on the 14th of September 1852.
1:13.4	So for today's episode, should we call it the Wellingtonian era?
1:19.1	Are you are Wellingtonian expert?
1:21.0	Is that the right term? I mean I kind of feel considering my views on Napoleon that the Wellingtonian expert is better than the Napoleonic expert, but I think that's just probably me being a little bit picky about terminology.
1:34.0	But I'm not sure you can call this period the Wellingtonian era to be honest.
1:38.4	Napoleon it works right because he defines the era.
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