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- Title
The Great Duke's Funeral.
- Abstract
The article discusses the state funeral of British soldier and statesman Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, who died in 1852 and was buried in St. Paul's Cathedral in London, England. It examines the Lying-in-State ceremony for the Duke of Wellington, which took place in the Great Hall of Chelsea Hospital in London, noting preparations by architect C. R. Cockerell. Other topics include the instructions of British Queen Victoria on the funeral and the views of the Duke's sons on the ceremony.
- Subjects
LONDON (England); ENGLAND; UNITED Kingdom; WELLINGTON, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852; STATE funeral ceremonies; FUNERALS; COCKERELL, C. R. (Charles Robert), 1788-1863; ST. Paul's Cathedral (London, England)
- Publication
History Today, 1952, Vol 2, Issue 11, p778
- ISSN
0018-2753
- Publication type
Article