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Organisers anticipate that many papers will concentrate on the 100 Days and perhaps Grenoble’s native son, Stendhal. As always, other papers of interest and important new research will also be considered. Topics can include military, political, social and cultural aspects of the period. Provisional programme: Monday and Tuesday, conference at La Plateforme, Wednesday conference at […]

Publishers Helion and Company are proud to announce the 2019 From Reason to Revolution Conference, generously sponsored by the Society for Army Historical Research and the British Commission for Military History, and hosted by Derby Museums Trust. This year’s conference will look at the experiences of the ordinary British soldier in the 18th century, covering […]

The exhibition “Sir Hudson Lowe on St Helena”, at Plantation House opens on 14 April  2019. On the anniversary date of Sir Hudson Lowe’s arrival on St Helena, the Governor of the island will host an exhibition in her residence, which was also the residence of her famous predecessor.   Plantation House, St Helena

Description: The Wellington Congress 2019 focuses on all aspects of the career of the first Duke of Wellington, as well as the wider context in Britain, Ireland, the Empire and Continental Europe, between 1780 and the mid-nineteenth century. It will feature keynote speeches from Professor Charles Esdaile, Professor Andrew Lambert, Dr Alicia Laspra and Dr […]

Children can pretend to be soldiers and practice drill formations under the command of our drill sergeant. Then the young recruits can test their skills firing flintlock muskets and cannons in a shooting range, and have a go at playing traditional games of the period. History is also brought to life in the Guard Room, […]

Programme André Grétry, La victoire est à nous (1783) La Reine Hortense, Partant pour la Syrie (1807) Nicolas Dalayrac, Veillons au salut de l’Empire (1787) André Grétry, Ou peut-on être mieux qu’au sein de sa famille (1769) “Mme M.” [sic], Le tombeau de Napoléon (avant 1838) Nicolas-Etienne Méhul, Cantate pour le mariage de l’Empereur, “Ô doux […]

A guided tour with historical costumes, retracing the footprints of the passage of Napoleon in the historic center of Milan (Italy) From the  Palazzo Reale to the Arco della Pace, via the Brera and the Castello Sforzesco, revisiting statues, memories and ancient bricks, Napoleon Bonaparte visits the city to bring it back to its former glory, taking […]

The town of La Roche-sur-Yon (France) is organising an exhibition entitled “The Emperor in private: Napoleon I – husband, father, lover” for which the Fondation Napoléon is lending ten objects from its collection. On the occasion of this exhibition at the Museum of that town, a catalogue will also be published with the support of […]

Napoleon I was a great traveller. Even when he was on military campaigns, the Emperor was accompanied by objects that were worthy of his rank. Every time he set up camp, he was accustomed to being surrounded by luxurious (foldable) furniture and sophisticated accessories. The Garde-Meuble Impérial, predecessor of the Mobilier National, was the guardian […]

The exhibition includes more than 150 works, of which more than 60 are paintings and drawings by the great French master, Ingres, brought together through international loans – of which a large number have been made by the Musée Ingres of Montauban, which is currently closed due to renovation work – as well as The […]