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The Duke of Wellington and Alfred the Great

On the first of our weekly podcasts we have Peter Snow discussing the merits of the Duke of Wellington and Sarah Foot who explains why Alfred the Great's legacy towers over his grandson Æthelstan's

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A cartoon depicting the Duke of Wellington, who demands attention outside a house, while the Duke of Argyll, inside with Harriette Wilson, pretends not to recognise him.
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