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The travails and perils of finding a home. In the case of the Duke of Wellington, it took on palatial magnitude. Poor chap. All he really wanted was a little place in the country to relax and hunt. But to … Continue reading
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Tagged Apsley House, battle of waterloo, Benjamin Dean Wyatt, Blenheim palace, Duke of Wellington, Fonthill Abbey, John Ruskin, John Soane architect, Kitty marion, Lady Jane Wellesley, Mrs. Arbuthnot, Peter Snow Duke of Wellington, Peter Snow Journalist, Robert Smirke, Sir Thomas Lawrence, Stratfield Saye, Walmer Castle, Wellington and Copenhagen, William Beckford, William Beckford Vathek, William Hazlitt
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search for a less than humble abode
Parliament voted a king’s ransom to that the Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley could have a home, a palace, a mansion, fit for his status as savior of the British empire. And after Waterloo that sum increased further. Yet house … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington, Benjamin Dean Wyatt, Benjamin Robert Haydon, Harriette Wilson courtesan, John Soane architect, Mr. Clarke Jervoise, Robert Smirke, Sir Robert Walpole, Stratfield Saye, The Duke of Wellington, William Beckford, William Hazlitt, William Sadler
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house hunters
The Duke of Wellington’s prospects seemed pretty flat. The greatest war hero in English history, the Wonder of Waterloo could not dind a ducal home and the money was there from the Parliament. Lots of it, to create “a lasting … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington, Benjamin Dean Wyatt, Duke of Wellington, Fonthill Abbey, Fonthill Splendens, Frederick Lamb, Harriette Wilson courtesan, John Rutter, John Soane, Lord Douro Wellington's son, Lord Francis Leveson-Gower, Lord Rivers Stratfield Saye, Robert Smirke, Sir Thomas Lawrence, Stratfield Saye, William Beckford, William Hazlitt
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mad for a mansion
Ahh. The woes of Britain’s greatest hero, Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington. And all he wanted was a little place in the country, do a little hunting, and stretch out. Yet eight years and a procession of at least … Continue reading
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Tagged battle of waterloo, Benjamin Dean Wyatt, Duke of Wellington The Iron Duke, Galbraith Lowry Cole, Isaac Cruikshank, John Churchill, John Soane, Lord Gage the Garden of England, Luton Hoo Lady Salisbury, Robert Seymour, Robert Smirke, Sir Henry Wellesley, The Duke of Wellington
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house hunting troubles?
The Duke of Wellington’s search for a palace. So you think you’re having house hunting troubles? Then consider the woes of Britain’s greatest hero. All he wanted was a little place in the country to stretch out… The public of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington, Benjamin Dean Wyatt, Duke of Wellington, George Cruikshank, John Soane, Lord Egremont, Lord Radnor, Luton Hoo Lady Salisbury, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Marquess of Bute, Mr. Clarke Jervoise, Robert Smirke, Sir George Bowyer, Sir Robert Walpole, Wellington Congress of Vienna, William Heath
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search for a palace
A humble abode? Having house-hunting difficulties? Looking for a vacation retreat? Just consider the woes of Britain’s greatest hero. All he wanted was just a little place in the country… At the end of the war that began in 1914 … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington, Battle of Salamanca, Benjamin Dean Wyatt, Calrke Jervoise Hampshire estate, Hugh Laurie, Isaac Cruikshank, John Churchill, John Soane, Kitty Pakenham, Lord Egremont Busbridge, Lord Essex, Lord Fitzwilliam, Robert Smirke, Sir George Bowyer, Somerhill Kent
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