Duke’s letters on display
4:20pm Saturday 11th October 2008
PERSONAL letters and papers belonging to a war hero will go on show this month at a new exhibition.
Artefacts belonging to the Duke of Wellington, who set up his country estate in Stratfield Saye after his victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo, will be showcased in the Hartley Library at the University of Southampton.
The display opens on Monday and runs until December 5.
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