Duke of Wellington

The Chateau d'Hougoutmont, Belgium, was the scene of one of the most important battles in British and European history – the battle of Waterloo. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Bravery at Waterloo: the button seller and the drummer boy

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The Duke of Wellington and his ‘Dearest Georgy’

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The end of the First World War and the Duke of Wellington

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Waterloo: what was the battle like for Wellington’s Redcoats?

Napoleon Bonaparte at the end of the battle of Waterloo, 18th June 1815. Napoleon (1769-1821) French soldier and emperor, fleeing from the battlefield of Waterloo after his defeat by the British under Wellington and the Prussians commanded by Blucher. Waterloo marked the end of the French First Empire. Napoleon was exiled to St Helena, where he died in 1821. A print from Le Patriote Illustre. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

What is the significance of Waterloo?

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7 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Napoleonic Wars

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The battle of Waterloo: Peter and Dan Snow answer 10 key questions

A cartoon depicting the Duke of Wellington

Georgian Britain: sex in high places

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Napoleon’s surrender: letter begging Prince Regent for mercy after Waterloo defeat to go on show in Windsor

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To War with Wellington: From the Peninsula to Waterloo