Longford, Elizabeth
Wellington: Pillar of State Elizabeth Longford - New York Harper & Row, Publishers 1972 - xx, 472 p.
Includes Bibliography and Index
Part I. Prince of Waterloo ; Cases of 'Crim. Con.'? ; At the Court of King Arthur ; End of an occupation --
Part II. A little 'Murder' ; Interlude I : almost private life ; One gentleman of Verona ; Redressing the balance ; Canning? 'No, no, no!' ; On the threshold ; Prime Minister ; Emancipation by stealth ; For this relief ; Little thanks ; Reform ; Release --
Part III. Interlude II : Tower, Cinque Ports and Wicked William ; Killed by the bill ; The Duke on Elba ; A hundred days ; Our Gracious ; Interlude III : schism at Oxford ; Rightabout face! ; Strange times ; The other side of the hill ; Last steps ; Immortality.
The Duke of Wellington's years of the sword ended abruptly while he was still in his prime.
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley 1769-1852
Prime ministers --Biography--Great Britain
Great Britain -- History--Military--19th century
941.07092 Lon 15
Wellington: Pillar of State Elizabeth Longford - New York Harper & Row, Publishers 1972 - xx, 472 p.
Includes Bibliography and Index
Part I. Prince of Waterloo ; Cases of 'Crim. Con.'? ; At the Court of King Arthur ; End of an occupation --
Part II. A little 'Murder' ; Interlude I : almost private life ; One gentleman of Verona ; Redressing the balance ; Canning? 'No, no, no!' ; On the threshold ; Prime Minister ; Emancipation by stealth ; For this relief ; Little thanks ; Reform ; Release --
Part III. Interlude II : Tower, Cinque Ports and Wicked William ; Killed by the bill ; The Duke on Elba ; A hundred days ; Our Gracious ; Interlude III : schism at Oxford ; Rightabout face! ; Strange times ; The other side of the hill ; Last steps ; Immortality.
The Duke of Wellington's years of the sword ended abruptly while he was still in his prime.
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley 1769-1852
Prime ministers --Biography--Great Britain
Great Britain -- History--Military--19th century
941.07092 Lon 15