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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 : Not Known
Narrated By : Full Cast Production
Published By : Sound Mind Theater
Runtime : 50 minutes
Categories : Dramatizations
American
Pre 1900
Price : $4.95
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Written By : Jerry Robbins
Narrated By : Full Cast Production
Published By : Colonial Radio Theatre On The Air
Runtime : 51 minutes
Categories : American
Drama
American
Pre 1900
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Written By : Christopher Lee
Narrated By : Anna Massey
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 3 hours
Categories : Non Fiction
British
Pre 1900
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Written By : Laurence Bergreen
Narrated By : Laurence Bergreen
Published By : Harper Collins US
Runtime : 6 hours
Categories : Adventurers & Explorers
Pre 1900
Price : $29.95 $16.95
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