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ArticleTalking Point with Élodie Lefort (manager of the Fondation’s Art Collection): En route for 2021As Pierre Branda announced a few weeks ago, 2021 year of the bicentenary of Napoleon’s death is fast approaching, and will be punctuated by numerous exhibitions. -
ArticleTalking Point with Peter Hicks > St Helena: The beginning of the legend of ‘Betsy’The excitement stirred up by Napoleon in Torbay in the summer of 1815 was intense. But once Northumberland had set sail, the British public had to wait ages for any “horse’s mouth” news of the Emperor. Given the approximately three months’ time lag to and…
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ArticleTalking Point with Peter Hicks: “Hope springs eternal…”In the spring of 1819, the 20th foot regiment arrived on the island of St Helena where it was quartered in Jamestown, Francis Plain, Lemon Valley, at High Knoll and Ladder Hill. They were to replace the 66th in February the following year, whence they… -
ArticleTalking Point with Thierry Lentz: Rouen, Napoleon and Gisèle HalimiAt a press call last week to present the French “Patrimony and Matrimony (sic!) (neologism) days” (we would say “heritage days”), the mayor of the city of Rouen, Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, announced that he wanted to replace the equestrian statue of Napoleon in front of the… -
ArticleTalking Point with Pierre Branda: a look back on a fevered summer (September 2020)In May this year, things were getting heated about the statues in our streets, particularly in Fort de France on Martinique. After one of Victor Schœlcher was attacked by the mob, regardless of the fact that he had been the prime mover for the abolition of slavery, the Empress Josephine became the next victim of […]
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ArticleSummer Selection 2020Whether you’re staying at home, going for a quick break locally or venturing abroad, you’ll probably want to pop something Napoleonic in your bag, (or try downloading an audiobook!) For more ideas take a look at our previous selections … Christmas Selection 2019, Christmas Selection 2018, Summer… -
ArticleTalking Point with Peter Hicks: John R. GloverThe work of a researcher can sometimes be fascinating and sometimes just plain frustrating. It is the custom when editing texts to add notes identifying the characters in the discourse. If the person is particularly obscure, then even just finding a birth and death date… -
ArticleBullet Point #35 – How did Napoleon manage to lose the Battle of Waterloo?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, translation JR, June 2020) -
ArticleEditorial, 19 June 2020 > We’ve got good news, and we’re going to share it!It’s true there’s not much to be cheery about these days. But since the news is good, we’re not going to hold back. Everyone is “full steam ahead” for 2021. So here’s a foretaste of the delights to come. This week, we had a big… -
ArticleTalking point with François Houdecek: Lockdown hairstylesDuring the strict lockdown that finally ended in France on 11 May 2020, most shops and commercial businesses had to lower their shutters. Hairdressing salons were no exception to the closures, and the eight weeks of lockdown saw hairstyles grow out of control. Hairdressers called on…