Press reviews : 884
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Press reviewBook review: "Open the Door to Liberty: A Biography of Toussaint L’ Ouverture"
The Walpole Times online (US) features a book review of the biography of Toussaint L'Ouverture, written specifically for children, by Anne Rockwell. Click here for the article (external link).
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Press reviewThe Guardian: history teaching in British schools
The Guardian website (UK) has an article on the teaching of history in British schools, particularly at GCSE and A Level standard, written by Harvard professor Niall Ferguson. Click here for the article (external link).
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Press reviewSehepunkte: demythologising the 1809 Tyrolean uprising
The Sehepunkte website (Germany) features a review of German contemporary scholarship which attempts to demythologise the 1809 Tyrolean uprising. Click here for the review (external link in German).
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Press reviewBook review: "Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris" and "The Invention of Paris: A History in Footsteps"
The Scotsman website (UK) has a double-book review for the recent works, Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris, by Graham Robb and The Invention of Paris: A History in Footsteps, by Eric Hazan (tr. David Fernbach). Click here for the review (external link).
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Press reviewRevue Napoléon: the marriage of Napoleon I and Marie-Louise of Austria
The February issue of La Revue Napoléon features a number of articles on the marriage of Napoleon I and Marie-Louise of Austria, including the marriage itself, Eugène de Beauharnais' reaction to Napoleon's separation from Josephine and a detailed description of Marie-Louise's jewels and wedding trousseau. Click here for further information (external link in French).
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Press reviewNapoleon’s St Helena pipe sells for £3,200 at Edinburgh auction
A pipe that belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte during his exile on the island of St Helena has sold for £3,200 at auction in Edinburgh. The Meerschaum pipe, valued at £800-£1,200 by Lyon and Turnbull, bears the maker's mark EW and features Napoleon's eagle crest. Click here for images of the pipe (external link).
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Press reviewHistory Today April 2010
The April 2010 edition of History Today (UK) features an article on Digital History, written by Nick Poyntz, which describes the way the study of history is changing in this increasingly digitised age. Metadata, blogs and digital libraries all get a mention as Poyntz discusses how technology can be used to open up new avenues […]
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Press reviewChannel 4: "Glamour Puds" series traces the life and cooking of Marie-Antoine Carême
On Channel 4 (UK) television at the moment is a series called “Glamour Puds”, which is currently tracing the career of famous pastry-chef Marie-Antoine Carême. The episodes include Regency Britain, the Congress of Vienna, Alexander I's entry into Paris and Napoleon's wedding, and all are available to UK-based viewers via the Channel 4 website. […]
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Press reviewNapoleonic Historical Society newsletter n° 1, January-March 2010
The Napoleonic Historical Society (USA) has just published its first email newsletter detailing news from the NHS and articles of note. Alongside information about the upcoming NHS 2010 conference (to be held in Las Vegas), n° 1 also features Joseph Conrad's preface to his short story The Duel, which was later made into the film, […]
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Press reviewRFI: report on auction of Josephine’s letters to Napoleon
The RFI website (France) reports on the auction of some fifty letters written by Josephine de Beauharnais as well as hundreds of other documents which will take place on 27 March. Click here for the article (external link).