Press reviews : 884
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Press reviewPremiere of Beethoven’s 7th Symphony in Vienna on 8 December, 1813
An article in dw.de about the premiere in Vienna of Beethoven's 7th Symphony on 8 December, 1813, and the reference to the fallen soldiers of Leipzig in the second movement.
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Press reviewRelease of the video game "Histwar: Napoleon"
The perfect Napoleonic Christmas present for the gamers in your midst: Histwar: Napoleon. Official presentation of the game: “HistWar: Napoléon is the new sequel [to Histwar: Les Grognards de Napoléon] and offers a complete immersive experience with new graphics and sounds. The development team has been reinforced with a 3D graphics artist […], a musician/composer (a […]
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Press reviewAbel Gance’s movie "Napoleon" (1927) shown in London with live orchestra on 30 November, 2013
Interview by Pamela Hutchinson in The Guardian, of film-maker Kevin Brownlow who restored Abel Gance's movie, “Napoleon” (1927), and of Carl Davis, composer and conductor of the restoration's score. Reviews of Abel Gance's movie “Napoleon” (1927), shown in London with the Philharmonic Orchestra at The Royal Festival hall on 30 November, 2013. By Simon Columb on […]
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Press reviewThe British Ambassador in Paris, Sir Peter Ricketts, launches a series of events in 2014 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the residence
Address by the British Amabassador, Sir Peter Ricketts, announcing the events marking the bicentenary of the residence (the Hôtel de Charost) in Paris (with video). Beautiful picture gallery of the Hôtel de Charost, the British Ambassador's residence in Paris, bought in 1814 by the Duke of Wellington from Pauline Borghese, the sister of […]
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Press review"Advice to the teens"
“Loan sharks, youth debt, peer pressure and parental responsibility are not just issues of the moment. Nicola Phillips tells the story of a young Regency buck who pushed his father a financial step too far.” By Nicola Phillips in History Today, December 2013, vol.63, Issue 12 Full article available with an online subscription.
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Press reviewMajor New Turner Exhibition at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London (UK)
“Master of the high seas: Andrew Marr on an awesome new Turner exhibition that gloriously evokes Britain's maritime past” By Andrew Marr in the DailyMail Online, with beautiful pictures of Turner's paintings.
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Press review"Patrick T. Conley: Capt. William Henry Allen, a Rhode Island War of 1812 naval hero"
By Patrick T. Conley in Providence Journal of 15 November, 2013. “on Sunday, in the 200th year since his heroic death in battle, Capt. William Henry Allen, an intrepid Providence sailor, will receive belated recognition for his naval exploits via his special induction into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame.”
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Press review"Death masks tell the truth – warts and all "
“Like having an obituary in The Daily Telegraph, casts of the deceased were a social badge of honour – not 'macabre' as Napoleon's has been described by Ed Vaizey.” By Harry Mount in the Telegraph, 14 November 2013.
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Press reviewBassenge commemorative events, weekend of 16-17 November 2013
For all pictures of the Bassenge re-enactment bivouac that took place on the weekend of 16-17 November, click here. Pictures by photographers Stefan Dooreman, Amandine Belotte and Joeri De Rocker, are all on Minister Reynders' website. Photo album by Stefan Dooreman Video of the reenactment
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Press reviewReview: "The Romantic Machine: Utopian Science and Technology after Napoleon"
A review of John Tresch's book The Romantic Machine: Utopian Science and Technology after Napoleon, by Dr Robert D. Priest in Reviews in History.