Press reviews

“Napoleon the Man” by Gemma Betros.   Article about Napoleon's personality, in History Review 2012. Full article available online.  

Two articles of Napoleonic interest in this issue of History Today:  – “Waterloo: Beyond the Battlefield“, by John Bew and Mungo Melvin, arguing about the importance of the Battle of Waterloo and of its aftermath in European history (available online). – “Grétry's Lament“, a special dossier about the reaction to the death of the Belgian-born composer […]

Cover feature of the month in History Today: From the magazine:“Established partly in response to the long-feared French invasion and partly to quell unrest at home, the yeomanry were increasingly used by the authorities to intervene on the side of employers in disputes and riots. The ensuing armed clashes present the clearest example of class warfare […]

An article in History Today about the Prince Regent and Beau Brummel (external link).

A short opinion piece about the Mexcian war of the 1860s from the New York Times online.

An article from the Chicago Reader online about Napoleonic re-enactors and what sparks their passion.

The Vancouver Sun is running a series of articles focusing on the events of the war of 1812.

A review from Reviews in History online of Comedy, Caricature and the Social Order 1820-50, by Brian Maidment (external link).

An article from the Daily Telegraph online about the commemoration of the Battle of Waterloo (external link).

An article from Deutsche Welle about artists' projects based on the Battle of Leipzig (external link).