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Wellington–Winchilsea Duel
The Wellington-Winchilsea Duel took place on 21 March 1829 at Battersea, then in Surrey on the outskirts of London. It was a bloodless duel fought between the British Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and George Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchilsea. It was the second and last duel fought by a sitting Prime Minister following the 1798 Pitt–Tierney duel on Putney Heath. Background The duel was sparked by the Wellington–Peel ministry, Wellington Government's introduction of Catholic Emancipation the same year. This marked a shift in Wellington's position. Although not unsympathetic to Catholics (having served alongside many during his military career), Wellington had previously opposed the proposed measures. However his pragmatic move to accept them angered many of his former supporters, who formed the Ultra-Tory movement.James J. Sack"Ultra tories (''act''. 1827–1834)" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Ox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portrait Of The Duke Of Wellington (Phillips)
''Portrait of the Duke of Wellington'' is an 1814 portrait painting by the English artist Thomas Phillips depicting the Anglo-Irish soldier and politician Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington. History and description Wellington had recently returned to London from Continental Europe where he had been serving without break since 1809. His success in the Peninsular War was followed by an invasion of Southern France before the Treaty of Paris brought peace. The following year he would lead Allied forces to victory at the Battle of Waterloo following the escape of Napoleon and the Hundred Days campaign. Phillips was a leading portraitist and contemporary of Sir Thomas Lawrence, who painted a number of Regency era figures, including '' Lord Byron in Albanian Dress''. The painting shows Wellington in the uniform of a Field Marshal of the British Army and wearing the Order of the Garter as well as the Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece amongst other decorations. The work was produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Robert Hume
John Robert Hume ( 1781–1857) was a Scottish surgeon and physician. He is cited as an example of a 19th-century medical career that arrived at a high position in the profession, without early qualifications. Early life and military service Born in Renfrewshire in 1781 or 1782, he was the son of Joseph Hume, a medical practitioner at Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Hamilton. He studied medicine at Glasgow in 1795, 1798, and at Edinburgh in 1796–7. He entered the medical service of the army as a hospital mate, was in Holland in 1799, and joined the 92nd Regiment of Foot as assistant surgeon in 1800. He was in Egypt in 1801. In that campaign he served as surgeon on HMS Ceres (1781), HMS ''Ceres''. Some of his journals for his visit to Cyprus (including Larnaka and Limassol) were printed. Hume served in the Walcheren Expedition in 1809, and the Peninsular War. During that period he was surgeon to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley. Hume took part in the 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Georgiana Finch-Hatton, Countess Of Winchilsea
Emily Georgiana Finch-Hatton, Countess of Winchilsea and Nottingham (''née'' Bagot; 9 July 1809 - 10 July 1848) was the second of six daughters of Sir Charles Bagot, G.C.B. and Lady Mary Charlotte Anne Wellesley-Pole, daughter of 3rd Earl of Mornington.Her mother Lady Mary Anne was the niece of Duke of Wellington (1769–1852), hence making her a great-niece to the duke. On 15 February 1837, Emily married George Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchilsea, as his second wife. their wedding was witnessed by her great-uncle Duke of Wellington, Lord Stormont, Lady Mary Fox, Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor (most relatives of both families were present). She was led through the aisle by her grandfather the 3rd Earl of Mornington, whose care and protection she had brought since infancy. It was reported that "Her beauty was only equalled by her sweetness of disposition". Emily was a maid of honor to Queen Adelaide. After she got married, the queen presented her a handsome designed jewell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's College School
King's College School, also known as Wimbledon, KCS, King's and KCS Wimbledon, is a Private schools in the United Kingdom, private Public school (United Kingdom), public school in Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon, southwest London, England. The school was established in 1829 by King George IV, as the junior department of King's College London and had part of the school's premises in Strand, London, Strand, prior to relocating to Wimbledon in 1897. KCS is a member of the Eton Group of schools. It is predominantly a boys' school but accepts girls into the Sixth Form. In the Sixth Form, students can choose between the International Baccalaureate and A-Level qualifications. The school is included in The Schools Index as one of the 150 best private schools in the world and among the top 30 senior schools in the UK. History A royal charter by George IV, King George IV founded the school in 1829 as the junior department of the newly established King's College, London. The school occ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Morning Post
''The Morning Post'' was a conservative daily newspaper published in London from 1772 to 1937, when it was acquired by ''The Daily Telegraph''. History The paper was founded by John Bell. According to historian Robert Darnton, ''The Morning Post'' scandal sheet consisted of paragraph-long news snippets, much of it false. Its original editor, the Reverend Sir Henry Bate Dudley, earned himself nicknames such as "Reverend Bruiser" or "The Fighting Parson", and was soon replaced by an even more vitriolic editor, Reverend William Jackson, also known as "Dr. Viper". Originally a Whig paper, it was purchased by Daniel Stuart in 1795, who made it into a moderate Tory organ. A number of well-known writers contributed, including Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Charles Lamb, James Mackintosh, Robert Southey, Mary Robinson, and William Wordsworth. In the seven years of Stuart's proprietorship, the paper's circulation rose from 350 to over 4,000. From 1803 until his death in 1833, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellington By Thomas Lawrence (1829)
Wellington is Capital of New Zealand, the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the List of cities in New Zealand, third-largest city in New Zealand (second largest in the North Island), and is the administrative centre of the Wellington Region. It is the List of national capitals by latitude, world's southernmost capital of a sovereign state. Wellington features a temperate maritime climate, and is the world's windiest city by average wind speed. Māori oral tradition tells that Kupe discovered and explored the region in about the 10th century. The area was initially settled by Māori people, Māori iwi such as Rangitāne and Muaūpoko. The disruptions of the Musket Wars led to them being overwhelmed by northern iwi such as Te Āti Awa by the early 19th century. Wellington's current form was originally designed by Captain William Mein Smith, the first Surveyor General ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
