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In a new three part series for BBC Two, Richard Holmes tells the story of Britain's greatest ever soldier. The Duke of Wellington began life as Arthur Wellesley, a shy boy from an impoverished Anglo-Irish background. He ended it as The Iron Duke, a national hero, lauded by Queen Victoria as the greatest man in the 19th Century had produced. Acclaimed historian and broadcaster, Richard Holmes, will be talking about his new book, based on the series which charts this extraordinary life.