Sidney Herbert
Dr Ruscombe Foster
- Regions:
- Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Bristol, Gloucestershire, East of England, Hampshire
- Notice Period:
- Regular (more than one month's notice)
- Type:
- hobby
- Fee:
- Paid: About £75 plus expenses depending upon type of group and distance travelled
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 12th October 2024
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Sidney Herbert is best remembered for his work with Florence Nightingale. Important though this was, it was but part of a career which spanned over 30 years. During this time he modernised the family’s estate at Wilton. As a prominent Anglo-Catholic, he built churches. Politically, he evolved from Ultra-Tory to become a co-founder of the modern Liberal Party and the most important army reformer of his generation. His premature death deprived him of the keys to Downing Street.
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R. E. FOSTER graduated with a First in History from the University of Southampton. Recipient of a major state studentship from the British Academy, he became the first graduate to work on the Wellington Papers when they were deposited at Southampton in 1983. After 28 years’ teaching, he resigned in order to research and write full time. He has written four books: The Politics of County Power (1990), Wellington and Waterloo (2014), Sidney Herbert (2019) and Wilton Women (2022). He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
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