The Duke of Wellington's legacy still towers over British history today. The hero of Waterloo, vanquisher of Napoleon – poet laureate Alfred Lord Tennyson hailed him as the 'last great Englishman'.

The Waterseller of Seville, about 1620, by Diego Velázquez (1599–1660), 421⁄3in by 32in, The Wellington Collection, Apsley House, London. The Duke of Wellington says: I have known this painting all ...

We are pleased to announce the winner for the 2024 Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History. We are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2024 Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History ...

Undoubtedly one of Britain’s greatest heroes, Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington, is known mainly for his victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, which ended over ...