Press reviews

The New York Times online features a travel article from Anthony Mancini which explores the island of St Helena. The text follows the author's trip around the island, and includes stops and sights on the  “Napoleon trail”. Click here for the article (external link).

A number of news sites (including the BBC and The Scotsman) have reported on the Scotland's DNA research project currently being conducted to uncover the genetic make-up of Scotland's population. One of the most intriguing revelations is the suggestion that the Scottish actor Tom Conti has a family link to Napoleon Bonaparte.   Click here for […]

In amongst the many major bicentenaries being commemorated this year, 2012 also marks the two-hundredth anniversary of the Luddite movement. In an article originally published in March 2011 in the Smithsonian Magazine, Richard Conniff looks back at the events and asks what it really meant to be a Luddite.   Click here for the full […]

The website Silent London (UK) features an article on the recent restoration and screenings of Abel Gance's Napoléon, including links to a video of Kevin Brownlow discussing his work on the film and plenty of background information on the masterpiece of silent cinema.   Click here for the article (external link).

The Swan Ways spring 2012 newsletter is now available via the Swan Ways website. The letter includes an article on the new exhibition at Hillwood Estate, as well as other links to US-based exhibitions.   Click here for the newsletter (external link).

The BBC website (UK) features a in-depth article on Yves Jégo's Napoleonic theme park plans, and includes an early sketch of the attraction's potential layout. Click here for the article (external link).

The Cinementals (USA) podcast this week features American writer and producer Scott McGee discussing Kevin Brownlow's new restoration of Abel Gance's Napoléon, which is currently screening as part of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival.   Click here for the podcast, which can be streamed from the Cinementals website (external link).

Those with Spotify can now delight in Carl Davis' score for Abel Gance's Napoléon, which is currently playing (with live orchestra conducted by Davis) at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival.   Click here for the Spotify link (external link).

The Reviews in History website features a review of two recent Darwin online resources, the Darwin Correspondence Project and Charles Darwin's Library. The website also includes a response from the editors of the Darwin Correspondence Project, Paul White, Alison Pearn and James Secord.   Click here for the review (external link).

AWN Pugin's book Contrasts, published in 1836 and a hugely important influence on urban designers, receives the retrospective treatment on The Guardian (UK) website.   Click here for the article (external link).