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Wellington Society educational tours make history come alive! Understanding all the dates and details so much easier when you go where it happened with noted Peninsular War historian and witty raconteur, Stephen Drake-Jones.

Because of his many years of experience and countless contacts throughout Spain and Portugal, you will be able to

	Walk the same routes as Wellington's army while you hear readings from primary sources, interesting anecdotes and local legends.
	Visit private residences where Wellington planned his campaigns.
	Hear the perspectives of local historians and curators.
	Gaze across the important battlefields, just as Wellington's officers did, using authentic telescopes.
	Take aim with a Brown Bess musket.
	View private collections of artifacts unearthed from the battle sites.

With the Wellington Society you get a customized learning experience, carefully tailored to meet your needs, whether you are a group of 6th formers, study abroad students, a society, an interested group, or a private party.

"The Wellington Society helped us to organise a truly inspirational historical tour of the Peninsular War battlefields. Stephen Drake-Jones was most helpful during the planning stage, giving excellent advice on timings and destinations. When we arrived in Madrid, Stephen's charismatic approach captured the attention and imagination of the students and helped to set a good-humoured but purposeful atmosphere for the study visit. His expert knowledge of the battlefields, combined with local contacts and his ability to pitch the delivery of the subject matter at the right level meant the students were engaged throughout. The daily quiz that he ran resulted in a frighteningly high level of accuracy in the student responses as they attempted to win one of his prizes. As a group of 25 sixth form students, they learnt a lot about the Peninsular War and they greatly appreciated the culture of central Spain which none of them had visited before."  Rob Williams, Temple Moor High School, Leeds

About Stephen Drake-Jones

For over 30 years, Stephen Drake-Jones has walked the battlefields of Portugal and Spain, making friends with local historians, politicians and residents of the communities to find the secret places not mentioned in most history books. He has been a guest lecturer, consultant to the BBC, and was the subject of a BBC4 documentary called Forks of War. In addition, he has donated many of his collected artifacts and other historical items that he has collected to military museums in Britain and Spain.

El Pais called Stephen Drake-Jones "one of the our brilliant investigators of the War of Independence from 1808-1814."

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