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Talking of History Number 3: The Duke of Wellington
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Talking of History Number 3: The Duke of Wellington

Written By : Berwick Coates
Narrated By : Berwick Coates
Published By : Berwick Coates
Runtime : 49 minutes
Categories : Pre 1900
British
Military
Politics
Historical
Price : $8.49
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THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON: The Man Who Beat Napoleon

Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington, is the only professional soldier in English history to have served also as Prime Minister.

Indeed, his political career was longer than his military one.

He won the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, when he was only forty-six. He continued to serve his country until he was eighty-three, and enjoyed a unique place in the esteem of both people and royalty.

Yet, when he was in his teens, his mother had not faintest idea what to do with her ‘blockhead of a son’.

Part of the ‘Talking of History’ series by the same author. See ‘The End of the Monasteries’ and ‘Cardinal Wolsey’

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Written By : David McCullough
Narrated By : Edward Herrmann
Published By : Simon & Schuster
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Categories : Politics
Historical
Royalty and Heads of State
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American
Price : $35.00 $20.95
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Written By : Cokie Roberts
Narrated By : Cokie Roberts
Published By : Harper Collins US
Runtime : 6 hours
Categories : American
Social & Economic
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Price : $29.95 $16.95
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Trial and the Death of Socrates, The

Written By : Plato
Narrated By : Full Cast Production
Published By : Select Music & Distribution
Runtime : 4 hours 40 minutes
Categories : Philosophy
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Written By : Suetonius
Narrated By : Derek Jacobi
Published By : Select Music & Distribution
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Categories : Classic Literature
Ancient
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Historical
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Written By : David McCullough
Narrated By : David McCullough
Published By : Simon & Schuster
Runtime : 5 hours 30 minutes
Categories : American
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