Quizzes

How much do you know about Napoleon’s last years in exile? Take our quiz to find out! (If you run into trouble, check out our Napo Factfile!)  

Legendary clash, the Battle of Waterloo marked the final fall of the Napoleonic Empire. Here are a few books to help you: CLAYTON, TIM, Waterloo: Four days that changed Europe’s destiny ADKIN, MARK, The Waterloo Companion: The complete guide to history’s most famous land battle YOUNG, NORWOOD, Napoleon in exile: Elba

Many of the reforms introduced during the Consulate and Empire periods survive today in their respective modern-day French institutions. All the answers can be found in the numerous articles and timelines located in our History of the Two Empires section (I.D., tr. H.D.W.).

In 2002, the Fondation Napoléon launched the project to publish to complete General Correspondence of Napoleon: the commission organised by Napoleon III had “forgotten” a certain number of known letters, and many letters were not communicated to that commission. Quiz: Emilie Barthet

Here’s a new quiz on Napoleon I and his family. Don’t know the answers? Have look at the section called ‘Napoleon I and his family‘. Good luck!