Press reviews

Jonathan the tortoise, resident on the island of St. Helena since 1882, is believed to be celebrating his 176th birthday. Click here for the full story as well as all the news from the St. Helena Independent (external link).

First Empire issue n° 103 In this issue: – Voices from the Past, by Duncan Miles, p4– 6th Inniskilling Dragoons, by Adrian George, p7– The Napoleonic Historical Society, p8– England's Unlikely Hero, by John Tarlettin, p12– The Battle of Barossa (Part 2), by Ray Cusick, p16– Under Review, p24– Napoleonic Newsdesk, by Paul Chamberlain, p26– Orange And […]

Bicentennial magazine published by Fundación 2008 Zaragoza.   Editorial, by José A. Armillas, p3El Pilar y Los Sitios de Zaragoza, by José Enrique Pasamar Lázaro, p5El Congresso de Erfurt. La cuestión española, by Jesús Ángel González-Isla, p10La aventura de Mariano Renovales, by Carlos Urzainqui Biel, p12Uniformes y equipos del Ier Barallón de Infantería Ligera Voluntarios […]

Articles – “Performing the nation: the Schiller Centenary Celebrations of 1859 and the media”, by Thorsten Gudewitz, pp. 587 – 601– “Whose heroes? The House of Commons, its commemorative sculptures and the illusion of British patriotism, 1795–1814”, by Eveline G. Bouwers, pp. 675 – 689   H.D.W. November 2008

On 5 November 2008 in the Stoudienka village cemetery (Borissov district), 108 soldiers and civilians of the Grande Armée who fell in Belarusian territory in 1812 and were found in the Borissov region were re-interred. A short and dignified ceremony took place in the presence of Madame Mireille Musso, French Ambassador to Belarus, as well […]

The AABMI has its centre at the Biblioteca Civica di Varallo, in Italy. Its scope includes the conservation, teaching, improvement and realisation of study related to war, and the science, art and history of the military.   Contents: – La struttura della Biblioteca– Fondo Virgilio Ilari parte 1 & parte 2– Fondo Ferruccio Botti– Fondo […]

The Institute of Historical Research this week offers up a book review by Anne Hardy of University College London. The book in question is The Politics of Vaccination: Practice and Policy in England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland by Deborah Brunton. Click here for the review (external link).

Articles– 'The bric-a-brac of the old regime: collecting and cultural history in post-revolutionary France', by Tom Stammers, pp. 295-315Book reviews– French Political Thought from Montesquieu to Tocqueville: Liberty in a Levelled Society? by Annelien De Dijn. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, reviewed by Carolina Armenteros, pp. 361-362– Sketches of the Nineteenth Century: European Journalism and […]

The Adjutant July 2008 In this issue: Newstead Abbey, p1Note from the Chairman, p2Lithgow, French Brigade, p4Featured Pet, Old Soldier, p5Bourtange 2008, p6Warning Orders: Harwich, p7Battle Proms, p8Drummer's Call, p. 9Eastnor, p. 10Wellington, p. 12Napoleon, p. 1432nd Cornwall Regt., p. 16Edged weapons, p. 17Regency Jewellery, p. 18Allied Commander, p. 19African Dreams, p. 20Further Afield, p. 21The Paymaster, […]

The Villa Napoleon on the island of Elba once more opened its doors to high society as a number of re-enactors filled the salons for a costume ball. Click here (external link in Italian) for the news story on TTE (local Elba TV channel). The report in question is found at the 2.23 minute-mark and is a .wmv […]