1st Duke of Wellington

It only took me 25 minutes to walk from Hampton Court Palace to get there. The IWM was established in 1917 during the 1st world war, and talks about the cold war. When the outbreak of WW2 happened the museum began collecting materials about the war. The museum was struck by a German bomb in 1941, and a lot of their ship models were destroyed. The ships were later redone

The Congress of Vienna was a series of conferences held in Vienna, from 1814-1815. In which many European heads of government met to establish long-lasting piece, preventing revolution and any other nations from becoming to powerful, on the European continent after the defeat of Napoleon. Even though many countries came together to discus an issue, “the Congress of Vienna was more successful than many other peace meetings in history” (Beck, 241). The most influential of these representatives was

Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson of Aldworth and Freshwater is known as one of the greatest poetic figure of the Victorian Age. Tennyson started writing poetry at an early age and at the age of twelve he wrote a 6,000 line poem. His poems consisted of medieval legends, myths, and everyday life and nature. When he was appointed laureate a position he held for 42 years, the longest of any laureate, he wrote about historical events and one of his famous works was Ode on the Death of Duke of Wellington. Three

in the community of Clare. There were a lot of celebrations, the 25th anniversary of Université Sainte-Anne, Évangelines (actresses) came from Louisiana and other such festivals occurred. There were visits from the Governor General of Canada, Duke Wellington and the French Consul Carteron. There was another anniversary for the founding of the Eudist Congregation (300th) in 1943 but it was during a time of war so the festivities were

On Napoleon Bonaparte Over the course of modern history, there have been few leaders who have been able to shape the world as much as Napoleon Bonaparte. Over the course of his ten year reign, he was able to revolutionize modern politics. He is also often considered one of the greatest military commanders of all time due to his ingenious strategies. His legal codes are still in use today, from countries such as Japan to the United States. However, most people know very little about his personal

Kingdom known as Britain is well-known for conquering multiple colonies and ruling them for long period of times. United Kingdom’s history of dominance over ruling empires goes back to 19th century, when an act of union created United Kingdom on January 1st, 1801. This act was joined by England, Scotland and Wales, all of Great Britain along with Ireland. It was stated that Catholics were still unable to vote at elections or hold position in offices or parliamentary. During this beginning of the 19th

American Holidays The following are holidays that we celebrate in the United States: New Years Eve and New Years Day New Years Day is the first day of the year, January 1st. it is a celebration of the old year and the new one to come. People make New Years Resolutions each New Years and promise themselves that they will keep this resolution until next year. New Years Eve is a major social event. Clubs everywhere are packed with party-goers who stay out all night and go nuts at midnight