Wellington's Women
Synopsis
The Duke of Wellington won immortality as the hero of Waterloo. What is less well known is that Britain's greatest soldier, the ultimate man's man, was a prodigious lover of women who in return adored him. Prize-winning author and historian AMANDA FOREMAN reveals the story of Wellington's complex and at times traumatic private life: his unhappy marriage to his first love, Kitty Pakenham, his affair with the celebrity courtesan Harriette Wilson, his string of other mistresses, including no less than two of his arch rival Napoleon's ex-girlfriends, and his intriguing platonic relationships with much younger women.
The Duke of Wellington won immortality as the hero of Waterloo. What is less well known is that Britain's greatest soldier, the ultimate man's man, was a prodigious lover of women who in return adored him. Prize-winning author and historian AMANDA FOREMAN reveals the story of Wellington's complex and at times traumatic private life: his unhappy marriage to his first love, Kitty Pakenham, his affair with the celebrity courtesan Harriette Wilson, his string of other mistresses, including no less than two of his arch rival Napoleon's ex-girlfriends, and his intriguing platonic relationships with much younger women.
Duration
1 x 50'
Definition
SD
Genre
History
Subgenre
Factual
Producer
DIVERSE PRODUCTIONS