Call for papers

Proposals are invited for papers on all aspects of the career of the first Duke of Wellington, as well as the wider context in Britain, Ireland, the Empire and Continental Europe, between 1780 and the mid-nineteenth century. Proposals (up to 250 words) should be submitted by 15 October 2005. Papers should not exceed 30 minutes in length.

The Third Wellington Congres at the University of Southampton marks new accommodation for the University's Hartley Library, the home of the first Duke's archive, and the meeting wil be a chance to see the collection in its new surroundings, to hear the latest in Wellington scholarship and to visit sites associated with the Duke and the Napoleonic Wars.