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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 […]
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ArticleBullet Point #19 – Why did Napoleon have the Duke of Enghien executed?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, November 2018, translation RY) -
ArticleTalking point with Vincent Campredon: The Emperor’s barge returns to its home port of BrestThe Musée National de la Marine (French National Maritime Museum), which has occupied the Palais de Chaillot since 1943, possesses one of the most beautiful and oldest collections in the world, retracing 300 years of French maritime history. The museum is organised as a network… -
ArticleBullet Point #18 – Where does the name “Napoleon” come from?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, October 2018, translation RY) -
ArticleTalking Point with Patrice Gueniffey – One more nail in the coffin of the French RevolutionA few years ago now, I noted in the preface to a new edition of Jaques Bainville’s Napoléon, that books can often age rather quickly, and badly at that. The passing of time is not always kind. Many books disappear, some become themselves historical documents,… -
ArticleBullet Point #17 – Is it true that Napoleon wanted to be a writer?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, October 2018, translation RY) -
Article27 September 1868: The death of the great diplomat, Count Alexandre Walewski, as reported by the press of the periodAn article by Bruno Martin-Gay, PhD in History of Law and institutions (Centre de recherche Droit et sociétés religieuses, Paris-Sud), Professor of history and geography at the Lycée Marcelin Berthelot (St-Maur-des-Fossés) (English translation, Rebecca Young, September 2018)