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 JUNE Celebration: 200 years of the Code Civil, London
| 8 June, in the Great Hall of the Royal Courts of Justice, will be held a celebration for the bicentenary of the Code Civil (coinciding with 100 years of Entente Cordiale). The guest of honour will be Premier Président de la Cour de Cassation, Guy Canivet. Organised by the Franco-British Lawyers Society Limited. |
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JUNE Seminar: Franco-British debate on the Code Civil
| 21 June, in conjunction with the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, a seminar will be held on the Code Civil at Gray's Inn. This will be followed by a moot organised in cooperation with the Paris Bar and Gray's Inn, and a reception and dinner. Organised by the Franco-British Lawyers Society Limited. |
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JUNE Exhibition: Code Civil, London
22 June Monsieur Canivet, it is hoped, will open an exhibition on the Code Civil at the Royal Courts of Justice with an address to the Judges of England and Wales, in the presence of the Lord Chancellor, Lord Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls.
Organised by the Franco-British Lawyers Society Limited.
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JUNE Code Civil Event: French Institute, London
JULY Historical re-enactment of the Camp de Boulogne, with more than 2,500 re-enactors
For two years, from 1803 to 1805, Napoleon methodically planned and organised his attempt to invade England, starting from the port of Boulogne-sur-mer. One of the best-known events at this military camp was the distribution of the first crosses of the Légion d'Honneur, which took place on 16 August, 1804, in front of more than 100,000 soldiers.
Every year, the Association Napoléonienne du Boulonnais organises a historical re-enactment of the Camp de Boulogne, including re-enactments of bivouacs, battles and concerts with thousands of re-enactors from Britain, Austria, Spain, Moscow, Belgium and Corsica all in period dress.
The re-enactment will take place on 3 and 4 July on two 9-hectare areas set around the Colonne de la Grande Armée.
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SEPTEMBER 04 - MARCH 05 Exhibition: The Treasures of the Fondation Napoléon
The Fondation Napoléon is to present more than 200 pieces from its collection (Collection Lapeyre and acquisitions) from 28 September 2004 to 3 April, 2005 at the Paris Musée Jacquemart-André.
Don't miss it!
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OCTOBER 04 - JANUARY 05 Exhibition: Images of the coronation of the Emperor Napoleon
In March 1814 the Chalcographie Impériale, today the Chalcographie du musée du Louvre, received 40 copper plates engraved for the prestigious publication: Le Sacre de S. M. l'Empereur Napoléon, dans l'Église Métropolitaine de Paris, le 11 frimaire an XIII, dimanche de Décembre 1804, better known as the Livre du Sacre. Commissioned by the emperor himself, this luxurious album gives a very detailed presentation of the setting, scenes and costumes of that unique ceremony.
This exhibition shows the illustrations in the Livre du Sacre, printed from the original copper plates using not only traditional printing methods but also using the presses from the Chalcographie workshop. All the illustrations are highlighted with watercolour and gouache, copied from a rare coloured edition held at the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris. The bright colours and gilt show how sumptuous the event and the costumes must have been. Alongside these illustrations, the Musée de l'Armée has placed certain historical figurines wearing uniforms of the period.
The exhibition is organised by the Musée de l'Armée, the Réunion des musées nationaux and the Musée du Louvre, from 15 October, 2004, to 12 January, 2005.
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NOVEMBER International Conference: Visions of Napoleon's European politique
Organised jointly by the French Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Fondation Napoléon, the conference will be held in the Centre de Conférences Internationales, Avenue Kléber, 18 and 19 November, 2004. It will be opened by Dominique de Villepin, French Interior Minister, and includes participants from France, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic, the US and the UK.
To participate in the conference, please download the form here (in French) and return it to the Fondation Napoléon, 148 boulevard Haussmann, 75008 Paris, France, marking the envelope 'Inscription Colloque de novembre 2004'.
18 November
08h15, welcome
09h00, opening of the conference by M. Barnier, Minister of Foreign Affairs (to be confirmed)
1st session: The precedents and the models - President: Lucien Bély
09h20, Napoléon et Charlemagne, by Thierry Lentz
09h40, Napoléon, successeur de Louis XIV? by Lucien Bély
10h00, La politique française d'équilibre européen à la fin de l'Ancien-Régime
(1756-1789), by Jean-Christian Petitfils
10h20, La rupture de l'équilibre européen par la Révolution française, by Jean-Pierre Bois
10h40, discussion
10h55, 15 minute pause
2nd session: The principles and the issues - President: Jean-Paul Bertaud
11h10, L'Europe en 1800, by Jacques-Olivier Boudon
11h30, Napoléon et le dilemme polonais, by Andrzej Nieuwazny
11h50, Le Blocus continental pouvait-il réussir? by Silvia Marzagalli
12h10, Napoléon et la paix: mythe ou réalité? by Natalie Petiteau
12h30, discussion
12h45, lunch
3rd session: The men and the tools - President: Jean Tulard
14h30, La vision européenne de Talleyrand, by Emmanuel de Waresquiel.
14h50, Caulaincourt, ambassadeur en Russie et la réalité de l'alliance franco-russe, by Mireille Musso
15h10, Le personnel diplomatique napoléonien, by Yves Bruley
15h30, L'armée au service de la politique extérieure, by Jean-Paul Bertaud
15h50, Le code civil, instrument de l'unification de l'Empire, by Clémence Zacharie-Tchakarian
16h10, 10 minute pause
16h20, Les ralliés et convertis: élites et notables européens au service du Grand Empire : l'exemple de l'Espagne, by Xavier Abeberi
16h40, Les ralliés et convertis : élites et notables européens au service du Grand Empire : l'exemple de la Hollande, by Annie Jourdan
17h00, discussion
17h20, end of the first day, cocktail.
19 November
4th session: Views from around the world - President: Jacques-Olivier Boudon
09h30, Politique étrangère comparée de Fox, de William Pitt le Jeune et de
Castlereagh, by Peter Hicks
09h50, Le contre-projet européen d'Alexandre 1er, by Marie-Pierre Rey
10h10, Metternich et l'alliance franco-autrichienne, by Jean-Paul Bled
10h30, L'Italie dans le système napoléonien, by Luigi Mascilli Migliorini
10h50, Les Allemagnes napoléoniennes, by M. Kérautret
11h10, La politique napoléonienne en Europe du nord. Suède. Danemark, by Eric Ledrup-Bourgois
11h30, Napoléon : une vision américaine, by Steven Englund
11h50, La politique arabe, by Henri Laurens
12h10, discussion
12h30, lunch
5th session: Posterity - President: Thierry Lentz
14h30, Le congrès de Vienne et la fin de l'Europe napoléonienne, by Jacques-Alain de Sédouy
14h50, L'héritage de Napoléon en Europe centrale, by Frantisek Holecek
15h10, L'héritage empoisonnant : Thiers et Guizot juges de Napoléon, by Laurent Theis
15h30, L'héritage détourné? : la politique extérieure de Napoléon III, by G.-H. Soutou
15h50, De Gaulle, juge de Napoléon, by Professeur Larcan
16h10, discussion
16h25, Conclusion: Napoleon, father of Europe? by Jean Tulard
Ministère des Affaires étrangères
Centre de conférences internationales
19 avenue Kléver
75016 Paris
Tel.: 01 43 17 68 17
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DECEMBER Salon: First Empire
3 - 5 December Organised on the occasion of the commemoration of the bicentenary of the coronation and anointing of Napoleon (2 December, 1804), with the support of the Fondation Napoléon, the First Empire Salon aims to be places for meeting, discoveries and commerce: dealers' salon, talks and various other events for Napoleon fans and historians, re-enactors and collectors, all with the common theme, the First Empire.
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