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ArticleHow did the European papers react to the news of 18 and 19 Brumaire?The Gazétier révolutionnaire, a digital database of literally hundreds (possibly thousands) of newspapers from the Revolutionary period and the Newspaper Archive are extraordinary tools. From the comfort of your desk, you can read the news of the coup d’état of 18 Brumaire as it filtered out… -
ArticleTranslation of French pamphlet, ‘LES ADIEUX A BONAPARTE’FRANCE, AFTER THE REVOLUTION OF BONAPARTE, ON THE EIGHTH OF NOVEMBER, 1799. Hastily translated from a French Pamphlet, intituled ‘LES ADIEUX A BONAPARTE.’ LONDON: Sold by J. WRIGHT, Piccadilly; ROBINSON, Paternoster Row; ELMSLEY and BREMNER, Strand; EGERTON, Whitehall; BELL, Oxford Street; RICHARDSON, Royal Exchange; SEWELL,…
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ArticleExtract from ‘Life of Bonaparte, First Consul of France,’ by Charles-Yves Cousin d’AvallonThis extract is taken from the translation of a biography of Bonaparte written by a contemporary French writer, Charles-Yves Cousin d’Avallon in 1802. The biography was translated into English and published the same year. Life of Bonaparte, First Consul of France, From his birth…
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ArticleAccount of the coup d’état du 18/19 Brumaire by Helen Maria WilliamsHelen Maria Williams was an English novelist, poet and translator, who moved to France at the time of the Revolution. She just so happened to be at Saint Cloud as the events of the coup d’Etat of Brumaire unfolded. These letters, published in London in… -
ArticleBonaparte’s Proclamation to the French people on 19 BrumaireOn 19 Brumaire An VIII (10th November 1799), Bonaparte made a proclamation to the French people. This translation of his speech featured in the Annual Register for the year 1799, published in London in 1801.
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ArticleDid the French Revolution end with the coup d’état of 18 Brumaire? How should historians approach this historical event?How should we read the history of this event? After the coup d’état of 18 Brumaire [9 November, 1799], the Directorate was overthrown and replaced with the Consulate. Bonaparte, Sieyès and Ducos, the three provisional Consuls, produced a new constitution, accompanied by a proclamation ending… -
Article18 Brumaire: the context and course of a coup d’ÉtatA regime thought to be on its last legs In 1795 the Directory succeeded the Thermidorian Convention, the regime that followed the downfall of Maximilian Robespierre and his Reign of Terror. The new regime was structured in the following way: an executive body of five…
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ArticleGourgaud’s Complete Journal, or the exile on St Helena seen from both ends of the telescopeGourgaud’s Journal, duly bowdlerised, was published twice, first by Gourgaud’s descendants (at the end of the 19th century) and secondly by Octave Aubry, fifty years later. The words, ideas and deeds that might have shocked were quietly omitted, including some particularly ‘unfiltered’ opinions either of the Emperor’s or amongst those of his First Ordnance Officer. The deposition […]
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ArticleGudin, a portraitGudin came from a family with a strong military tradition and received a solid education at the military school of Brienne, where he rubbed shoulders with the young Napoleone Buonaparte between 1781 and 1782. He distinguished himself by his capacity for hard work and learned… -
ArticleBullet Point #28 – Are there still any contenders for the imperial throne?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 2019, translation RY)