Episode 61 - The Duke of Wellington and women of influence at Apsley House
We’re back in the studio with Josephine Oxley, ke…
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Show Notes
We’re back in the studio with Josephine Oxley, keeper of the Wellington Collection at Apsley House, the former London home of the 1st Duke of Wellington, to challenge the view that the duke became romantically involved with every woman he admired.
Instead, as Josephine explains, letters, paintings and other objects from the collection at Apsley paint a very different picture of Wellington and the women of influence who were his friends.
To discover more about Apsley House and the Duke of Wellington, go to www.english-heritage.org.uk/apsley
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