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ArticleLetter dated 22 July 1806, to Champagny, Interior Minister: the 12 questions to be set before the Assembly of JewsTranslation (by Peter Hicks) of this text in French.
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ArticleJewish integration in France: it goes back to the EmpireIn terms of his home policy, one of Napoleon I’s glories was to have achieved French national unity, via centralisation (indispensable at the time), via the recreation of intermediary bodies that the Revolution had suppressed (the Légion d’honneur, the notables, the Chambers of commerce, etc.) and by peace at home, both in the West of […]
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ArticleBerlioz and the “Cinq Mai” CantataIn July 1861, towards the end of his life (though despite his morbid thoughts Hector did not know it yet), Berlioz published a piece about musical inspiration in his music review column in the Journal des Débats. It is true that he found music journalism a… -
ArticleBullet Point #22 – Did Napoleon and Pope Pius VII hate each other?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, February 2019, translation RY) -
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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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) -
ArticleTalking Point with Christian Christoff: the Wellington EndowmentDuring the First Empire, in 1808, Napoleon created an institution called the “majorat” in order to reward marshals, préfets, civil and military officers as well as others amongst his subjects who had distinguished themselves in the service of the State. Via this system whereby he distributed titles the Emperor established an Imperial nobility. These titles […]
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ArticleBullet Point #20 – Did Napoleon have an iron constitution?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 RY) -
ArticleChristmas Selection 2018We have put together a shortlist of Napoleonic prezzies for young and old. For even more choice, have a look at our or previous years’ selections: Summer Reading List 2018, Christmas 2017, Summer Reading list 2017, Christmas 2016, Summer Selection 2016, Christmas 2015, Summer 2015. -
ArticleTalking point with Thierry Lentz: Waterloo and the VolcanoScientists, as we all know, are there to discover and invent things. But occasionally, you think: “what have they gone and invented now?” If one were to believe the newspapers, it would appear that a researcher has “proved” that the reason Napoleon was beaten at Waterloo was because of a storm, and that this very […]