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from 22/02/2019 to 21/06/2019ExhibitionWine of Exile: The wine of Napoleon on St HelenaFrom 1815 to 1821, Napoleon was exiled to St Helena, an island in the South Atlantic supplied by the British colony of Cape Town. Throughout his stay on the island, Napoleon had a wine delivered to him: known as the “Vin de Constance”, produced in Constantia, Cape Town. The exhibits, which either belonged to Napoleon […]
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18/02/2019Study Day“A passo di carica”: Murat, Naples and EuropeProgramme (Palazzo Reale Naples): 4 pm: A presentation of the book A passo di carica, Murat, re di Napoli, ed. Luigi Mascilli Migliorini A presentation of the book Murat, Naples, Europe by Nicoletta Marini of Armenia Three brief interventions: Thierry Lentz, Renata De Lorenzo, Renata Lattuada Presentation of the MurApp smartphone application, Murat’s Naples, with […]
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from 23/03/2019 to 23/06/2019Exhibition, Study DayThe Emperor in private: Napoleon I – husband, father, loverThe town of La Roche-sur-Yon (France) is organising an exhibition entitled “The Emperor in private: Napoleon I – husband, father, lover” for which the Fondation Napoléon is lending ten objects from its collection. On the occasion of this exhibition at the Museum of that town, a catalogue will also be published with the support of […]
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ArticleTalking Point with Peter Hicks: Jacques-Louis David’s PropagandaWe all know David’s portrayal of the workhorse Emperor starting up from his desk at four in the morning. How should we interpret it? Is it political propaganda from the regime itself? Yes and no – it’s complicated… The work was a commission from a mega-rich Scottish noble. Though a Member of Parliament from, and […]
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from 28/02/2019 to 19/05/2019ExhibitionBoilly: Scenes of Parisian Life28 February – 19 May 2019, Admission free, Location: Room 1 Curator Francesca Whitlum-Cooper Working in a politically turbulent Paris, Louis-Léopold Boilly witnessed the French Revolution, the rise and fall of Napoleon, and the Restoration of the French Monarchy. From controversially seductive interior scenes, which saw him get into trouble with the authorities, to ‘first-of-their-kind’ everyday street […]
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from 14/04/2019 to 05/05/2021ExhibitionSir Hudson Lowe on St HelenaThe exhibition “Sir Hudson Lowe on St Helena”, at Plantation House opens on 14 April 2019. On the anniversary date of Sir Hudson Lowe’s arrival on St Helena, the Governor of the island will host an exhibition in her residence, which was also the residence of her famous predecessor. Plantation House, St Helena
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PublicationMarshal William Carr Beresford: ‘The ablest man I have yet seen with the army’Despite a propensity toward fierce criticism of his generals, with great regard the Duke of Wellington referred to William Carr Beresford as ‘the ablest man I have yet seen in the army’. Marshal William Carr Beresford is the story of a celebrated and distinguished Irishman, honoured and decorated by the governments of Great Britain, Portugal […]
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from 28/02/2019 to 02/03/2019ConferenceCRE – Consortium on the Revolutionary Era, 1750-1850Georgia State University will be hosting the annual conference of the Consortium on the Revolutionary Era, 1750-1850 in Atlanta (USA) at the Ritz-Carlton Downtown. This interdisciplinary conference encourages scholars to present work on any topic related to the period 1750-1850 in any geographical location. Although historians of the Atlantic World are always a large contingent, […]
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ArticleBullet Point #21 – What was Napoleon’s mother tongue?Each “Bullet Point” will confront a question related to the First Empire. My remarks are designed to form the basis for debate and, I hope, research. (Thierry Lentz, Janaury 2019, translation PH)