Publications

Eighty percent of the Napoleonic Empire was rural, and yet the history of this huge slice of the population is little known, overshadowed as it is by the great deeds and more famous battles of the period. Generally clumped together into a large non-descript mass of peasants and countryside, the rural history of the Empire […]

 From the editor:Of the many illustrious names who have helped to make France what it is, two in particular have left their mark on the Hôtel national des Invalides: Louis XIV, who issued Libéral Bruant and Jules-Hardouin Mansart with the task of constructing the building that would provide shelter for his soldiers, and Napoleon I, […]

From the publishers:Who knew that Mexico once had a half-American prince? Or that this little boy's future was hotly debated not just in Mexico but in Washington D.C. and in every court in Europe? Set in the mid-19th century when Maximilian von Habsburg was Emperor of Mexico, The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire is […]

This collection of articles and essays, the proceedings of the conference that took place in Rome in November, 2006, covers Napoleon Bonaparte's relationship with the important women in his life, as well as more generally the role of women in society during the 19th century. Contributors to the publication include Roberta Martinelli (Elisa Bonaparte and […]

 From the publishers:In the second volume of this epic work, John H. Gill traces Napoleon's progress as he sought to complete his victory over the Habsburgs. The war had erupted on April 10th with Austria's invasion of Germany and Italy. After just two weeks, Napoleon had battered the Habsburg Archduke Charles in a series of […]

 From the publishers:Illustrated history of the first “guerillas”, formed during the Peninsular War by the Spanish  The Peninsular War was a conflict between Napoleon's France and the allied powers of Spain, Portugal and Great Britain for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. French armies invaded Spain in 1808 and the battle for […]

 From the publishers:Over the centuries, the city of Metz, a focal point in the history of Lorraine, has fought to defend its integrity. During the winter of 1814, as Napoleon's empire collapsed, Metz, once again under siege, remained defiant whilst Paris was brought to its knees by the coalition forces. This resistance was thanks, in […]

 From the publishers:The Napoleonic Wars: the world's two great powers square off in deadly combat.  France is militarily undefeatable under the greatest general in history, Napoleon Bonaparte. Britain's Royal Navy rules the seas. Neither side can come to grips with the other, to engage and defeat a mortal enemy. The English whale confronts the French […]

 This sumptuously-illustrated volume is an exhaustive account of the jewellery worn by Marie-Louise. It is divided into four parts. The first is articulated in seven chapters written by the editor. These deal (respectively) with: the jewels she wore for her wedding; the political and emotional importance of the jewels which she wore during her period […]

 This is not the usual biography of the Duke of Wellington of Waterloo fame. Here Jane Wellesley takes us on a journey through all the recent generations of her family, starting with that preceding the first duke and ending with the author herself and her nephews. Her stance is resolutely familial with the discussion on […]