Press reviews

The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (UK) features an entry on the life of Grace Horsley Darling, a Northumberland lady who became a Victorian sensation following the courageous rescue of nine sailors shipwrecked off Brownsman island. Click here for the full text (external link).

The Independent website (UK) features an article on the recent decision to push ahead with the construction of an airport for the island of St Helena. The operation, which will be funded by the British taxpayer, will be completed by 2015, in time for the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. Click here for the […]

The British Libary has just launched a new online service, making over three million fully-searchable newspapers from the early 19th century available for consultation via the internet. The service is payable and includes a number of packages depending on the access desired. Click here for the full details (external link).

The British Ministry of Defence has announced that HMS Victory, the world's oldest commissioned warship, is set to be restored in a £16 million project. The restoration will include the ship's masts, rigging and bowsprit, as well as the replacement of the decayed timber and side planking. HMS Victory was Lord Nelson's flagship during the Battle […]

As part of their series of broadcast discussions, The National Archives (UK) have published their podcast on the British poverty riots during the 1790s. This discussion is particularly topical in light of the report analysing the summer riots in Britain which was released last week. The National Archives' podcast features Paul Carter and Julie Halls […]

AFP has reported that the Belgian government has adopted a resolution calling for the return of Pierre Paul Rubens' “The Triumph of Judas Maccabeus”, which was stolen by French troops occupying the area during the Revolutionary Wars. In 1801, Napoleon sent it to the city of Nantes, where it remains to this day.   Click […]

The Daily Telegraph website (UK) features a book review of John Bew's recent biography of Castlereagh, the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1812 to 1822.   Click here for the review (external link).

The History Today issue for December 2011 features an article by Richard Challoner on a letter written by Lord Nelson which reveals his humanitarian side. The issue also features book reviews of Claire Tomalin's Charles Dickens: A Life, and Jacqueline Yallop's Magpies, Squirrels and Thieves.   – Article on letter written by Nelson (pp. 43-46) […]

Regular visitors to napoleon.org and readers of the weekly newsletter will know that we have been following closely the debates raging over the teaching of history and the general interest shown for the subject in the UK. In this article, Lucy Worsley – historian and chief curator of Historic Royal Palaces – explains her mission […]

“Charles Dickens at 200”, “David, Delacroix, and Revolutionary France: Drawings from the Louvre”, and “Ingres at the Morgan” have all recently opened at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York, and the California Literary Review website (USA) features an article from Ed Voves which weaves together the various historical strands, structure and objects from […]