1st Duke of Wellington, by the Prince Regent (later George IV) following his victory at the Battle of Waterloo, which ended the Napoleonic wars. Antonio Canova’s work, “Napoleon as Mars the ...

The 1st Duke of Wellington was a celebrated military hero before entering politics, and his extensive battlefield experience shaped his leadership style.

The move of the HMS Iron Duke to Plymouth now means that all of the UK's frigates are based in Devonport. Thats according to ...

Stop making classical music political,” a listener recently commented. “We listen to music to get away from politics.” ...

Hugh Grosvenor is the 7 th Duke of Westminster, only son of Natalia and the late Gerald Grosvenor, 6 th Duke of Westminster. He inherited the dukedom, the £10 billion fortune and the family's ...

Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture celebrates the Russians’ defeat of Napoleon. Beethoven’s “Wellington’s Victory” commemorates the Duke of Wellington’s victory at the Battle of Vittoria.

A popular pub in Durham is set to close for more than two weeks this month, as it undergoes refurbishment works. The Duke of Wellington, in Durham, on Darlington Road/A167, will shut from the ...

Napoleon started on his Italian campaign with an army formed, not of social refuse such as was sent to Marlborough and Wellington, but of the best material called out by forced levies; ragged it ...

Following a full week between games, Duke basketball returns to the court this weekend in a Tobacco Road rivalry matchup at Wake Forest. The second-ranked Blue Devils (16-2, 8-0 ACC), who have ...

After their wedding, they became the Earl and Countess of Wessex. In March 2023, King Charles made Edward and Sophie, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh. The couple, who reside at Bagshot Park in ...

The rigorous engineering education we provide to students at all stages of their lives is the center of who we are as an institution. A Duke Engineering education leads to lives of purpose and ...