Who Owned Waterloo? - Battle, Memory, and Myth in British History, 1815-1852

After the Battle of Waterloo, Britain actively incorporated the victory into their national identity. Who Owned Waterloo? demonstrates that Waterloo's significance to Britain's national psyche resulted in a different battle: one in which civilian and military groups fought to establish claims on different aspects of the battle and its remembrance.

Table des matières

• Introduction: 'The Ever-Memorable Battle of Waterloo'


• 1: 'The most uncomfortable heap of glory that I ever had a hand in': Histories and Memoirs


• 2: 'The great English pilgrimage': Battlefield Tourism, Relics, and Ownership of the Field


• 3: 'Demonstrations of true British feeling and exultation': Annual Commemorations


• 4: 'The fullest instruction on a subject so illustrious': Exhibitions


• 5: 'Grand Military and National Spectacle': Waterloo on Stage and Canvas


• 6: 'To commemorate the English character': Monuments and Material Culture


• Epilogue: 'The last great Englishman is low': The Funeral of the Duke of Wellington


• Appendix: Military Plays and Hippodramas before and after Waterloo

A propos de l'auteur

Luke Reynolds received his Ph.D. from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and also holds degrees from Trinity College, Dublin, Hunter College, CUNY, and the University of Cambridge. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Secretary of the Napoleonic and Revolutionary War Graves Charity, and a member of the Lambs. A lifelong New Yorker, he is an Assistant Professor in Residence at the University of Connecticut's Stamford Campus.

Résumé

After the Battle of Waterloo, Britain actively incorporated the victory into their national identity. Who Owned Waterloo? demonstrates that Waterloo's significance to Britain's national psyche resulted in a different battle: one in which civilian and military groups fought to establish claims on different aspects of the battle and its remembrance.

Texte suppl.

Who Owned Waterloo? is highly recommended to those with an interest in Waterloo, British history, and identity, but also for anyone interested in the fascinating process of how collective cultural memories are constructed.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Luke Reynolds, Luke (Assistant Professor in Residence Reynolds
• Edition: Oxford University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 18.11.2023
• EAN: 9780192865281
• ISBN: 978-0-19-286528-1
• Pages: 272
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, Specific wars and campaigns, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), Napoleonic Wars, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / Napoleonic Wars