Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS vii
4. PREFACE ix
5. PROLOGUE 1
6. Part I: War and Peace in Europe (1814–18)
7. 1. Celebrations and Diplomacy (April 1814–March 1815) 5
8. 2. The Return of Napoleon (March–June 1815) 22
9. 3. Quatre Bras (15–17 June 1815) 36
10. 4. Waterloo (18 June 1815) 56
11. 5. Peacemaking in Paris (June–December 1815) 83
12. 6. The Occupation of France (1816–18) 98
13. Part II: In Cabinet (1819–27)
14. 7. Politics and the Duke 121
15. 8. The Radical Challenge (1819) 139
16. 9. The Queen’s Affair (1820–21) 154
17. 10. The King and his Ministers (1821–22) 172
18. 11. Verona and Spain (1822–23) 190
19. 12. Latin America and the Catholic Question (1823–25) 208
20. 13. The Last Year of Liverpool’s Government (December 1825–February 1827) 228
21. 14. Master- General of the Ordnance (1818–27) 246
22. 15. Family and Friends (1819–27) 263
23. 16. The Ins and Outs of 1827 279
24. Part III: Prime Minister (1828–30)
25. 17. Cabinet-Making (January–June 1828) 301
26. 18. Catholic Emancipation (1828–29) 322
27. 19. The Foreign Policy of Wellington’s Government (1828–July 1830) 348
28. 20. Domestic Difficulties (May 1829–July 1830) 366
29. 21. The Fall of Wellington’s Government (July–November 1830) 383
30. Part IV: Out of Office (1830–41)
31. 22. Opposing the Reform Bill (November 1830–June 1832) 403
32. 23. The Limits of Opposition (1832–35) 427
33. 24. Private Life (1828–35) 449
34. 25. The Many Faces of Fame 466
35. 26. Leading the Lords (1835–41) 483
36. 27. Wellington and the Army (1819–41) 505
37. Part V: Back in Harness (1841–52)
38. 28. Peel’s Lieutenant (1841–46) 525
39. 29. Commander- in- Chief (1842–52) 545
40. 30. In the Midst of Life (1842–52) 559
41. Conclusion 573
42. Wellington's Offices, Honours and Titles, 1814–52 586
43. Who’s Who in Wellington’s World 589
44. Chronology 595
45. Endnotes 599
46. Bibliography 665
47. Index 698