"The Duke of Wellington and Children" Topic
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| Tango01 | 31 Oct 2020 3:35 p.m. PST |
"Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was fond of children and children were very fond of him. Like the tales of Napoleon with Arthur Bertrand on St. Helena, anecdotes of the Duke of Wellington with his young friends provide a tender picture of Britain's great soldier and statesman. Wellington's niece wrote: "The kindness of his heart showed itself in his love of children from the earliest age, the delight he took in their prattle and remarks, and his dislike to any severity being used towards them. He liked to praise them, and always said the best way to make a child good was to show him that he was considered a good child." Spencer Madan, tutor to the children of the Duke and Duchess of Richmond, described the Duke of Wellington in 1815, not long before the Battle of Waterloo…"
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| Handlebarbleep | 31 Oct 2020 3:53 p.m. PST |
The article is right to allude to the complexity of the relationship with his own children: "Imagine what it will be when the Duke of Wellington is announced, and only I walk in the room." |
| YankeeDoodle | 31 Oct 2020 3:56 p.m. PST |
Doubtless Operation Fairbank would have taken an interest….? |
| Tango01 | 01 Nov 2020 5:14 p.m. PST |
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| arthur1815 | 02 Nov 2020 10:47 a.m. PST |
Just imagine the reaction if a comment similar to Yankee Doodle's had been made about Buonaparte on these boards! |
| Tango01 | 02 Nov 2020 12:32 p.m. PST |
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