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10 mag 2015 · Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked: Directed by Richard Sanders, Brendan Easton. With Tamsin Greig, Richard E. Grant, Selma Brook, Jen Holt. A personal portrait of the victor of Waterloo, drawing on his own vast correspondence and the letters and memoirs of those who knew him best.
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- Documentary, Biography
- Richard Sanders, Brendan Easton
- 2015-05-10
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked (2015) directed by Richard Sanders • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd. 2015 Directed by Richard Sanders. A personal portrait of the victor of Waterloo, drawing on his own vast correspondence and the letters and memoirs of those who knew him best. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
- Richard Sanders
- Blakeway Productions
10 mag 2015 · Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked Drama documentary. A personal portrait of the victor of Waterloo, drawing on his own vast correspondence and the letters and memoirs of those who knew...
- Richard E Grant
- Denys Blakeway
- Richard Sanders
- Richard Sanders
1 mag 2015 · PROGRAMME INFORMATION. TELEVISION. Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked – BBC Two. 1 x 60. Sunday 10 May, 9pm. The Duke of Wellington was the most famous Briton of the first half of the...
- Duke of Wellington
- Arthur Wellesley
- Wellesley's Marriage
- Wellesley's Affairs
- Wellesley's Military Return
- Wellesley at Salamanca
- Wellesley's Family
- Wellesley in Paris
- Wellington The Ambassador
- Battle of Waterloo
Arthur Wellesley gained much of his fame by defeating Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815. He became the symbol for British greatness and dominance, but his personal life differed from his Iron Duke reputation.
The future Duke of Wellington was the younger son of an Irish aristocratic family. He spent nine years fighting with the British army in India and returned home in 1805 as a rich, well-respected general. His goal was to marry Kitty Pakenham.
Wellesley and Pakenham quickly married and moved to Dublin where Wellesley served as the chief sectary for Ireland; they realized they had little in common. Wellesley disliked Ireland and grew dismayed with its politics; Pakenham struggled to run a household.
Wellesley fathered two sons with Pakenham but began an affair with Harriett Wilson. It was rumored that he had multiple illegitimate children by the time he married Pakenham.
In 1808, Wellesley and a small army went to Spain to assist an uprising against Napolean's rule; he spent five years fighting the French. He was an organized and pragmatic commander, who wanted his men to fear and respect him.
On July 22, 1812, Wellesley's army and the French were on the move outside Salamanca. Wellesley launched a surprise attack against the French. The swift defeat of 40,000 French soldiers helped build Wellesley's reputation as a respected general.
Wellesley rarely sent letters home while building his military reputation in Spain. Pakenham kept a diary outlining her lonely existence, raising their two sons in London; they did not remember their father.
In October 1813, Wellesley crossed into France with British troops; Napoleon abdicated. Napoleon's time fighting against Wellesley in Spain played a key role in his downfall. Wellesley became Duke of Wellington in 1814 and received a hero's welcome in Paris, where he had numerous affairs.
Wellington became the British ambassador to France and moved his family to Paris. His numerous affairs were common knowledge and put Pakenham in a humiliating position.
After Napoleon escaped exile and built a new army, Wellington met him at Waterloo on June 18, 1815; Napoleon was defeated. Eight hours of hand-to-hand combat left 22,000 of Wellington's men dead or wounded.
This film looks behind the iron mask to focus on the intriguing complexities of the Duke of Wellington - his character, personality and relationships, told through his own words and the words of those who knew him best. General, politician, lover, outsider - the series discovers that the hero of Waterloo was far more complex than his public image.
Full TV Schedule. Rising from awkward middle son, living in his elder brother's shadow, unpromising junior officer Arthur Wesley became the 1st Duke of Wellington, and a towering figure in British history. But how much do we really know about the Iron Duke, and how do his private, personal thoughts fit with his public persona?
