Welcome to “F” in the A to Z Challenge 2017. The 1st Duke of Wellington is my theme for this year’s Challenge. Hugh Fraser is an English actor that portrayed the Duke of Wellington in the Sharpe TV series that starred Sean Bean from 1994 to 2006. Fraser’s portrayal of Wellington has been one of the…
Welcome to “E” in the A to Z Challenge 2017. The 1st Duke of Wellington is my theme for this year’s Challenge. In 2015, I went to London for the third time, this time with a tour group focused on the Duke of Wellington. As part of the tour, we spent a few days in…
Welcome to “D” in the A to Z Challenge 2017. The Duke of Wellington is my theme for this year’s Challenge. Wellington and his heirs are sometimes called “Marquess of Douro.” Where did this name originate? When Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Wellesley, later the Duke of Wellington, arrived in Portugal in May 1809 as the new…
Welcome to “C” in the A to Z Challenge 2017. The Duke of Wellington is my theme for this year’s Challenge. (Click to enlarge pictures.) Copenhagen was the Duke of Wellington’s war horse he rode in the Battle of Waterloo and other previous battles. This gallant steed remained in service to the Duke during the aftermath…
Welcome to “B” in the A to Z Challenge 2017. The Duke of Wellington is my theme for this year’s Challenge. Badajoz is a the name of a city and province in the autonomous community of Extremadura in southeastern Spain. During the Napoleonic or Peninsular Wars, the Earl of Wellington (as Arthur Wellesley was known…
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