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► Programme (in French)  ◄ SPEAKERS and SESSION PRESIDENTS: François VILLEROY de GALHAU, Governor of the Banque de France; Victor-André MASSENA, Prince d’Essling, President of the Fondation Napoléon; Pierre BRANDA; Eric ANCEAU; Serge SCHWEITZER; Dominique BARJOT; Thierry LENTZ; François de COUSTIN; Hubert BONIN; Thierry CLAEYS; Matthieu de OLIVEIRA; Nicolas STOSKOPF; Arnaud MANAS; Agnès d’ANGIO-BARROS; Frédéric BARBIER; Jean-François BELHOSTE; Clémence BECQUET; Laurent THEIS; Georges RIBEILL; Marie-Françoise BERNERON-COUVENHES; Bruno MARNOT; Michel HAU; BOURILLON; Michel CARMONA; Michel CADOT; Juliette […]

Programme of the two concerts Triomphe(s) de Napoléon Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 May 2021, at 8pm – Cathedral of Saint-Louis des Invalides Académie symphonique de Paris Jérôme Treille, direction Chœur Les Voix impériales Soloist : Véronique Chevallier Sarah Kim, organ Thierry Lentz, narrator Peter Hicks, direction La Marseillaise (version Berlioz) Allons enfants, Amour sacré, Guerriers pour toujours dans l’histoire… […]

Presentation This summer, Biarritz pays homage to its greatest muse, Empress Eugenie de Montijo: it was for her that her husband, Emperor Napoleon III, had the Imperial Palace built in 1854, which became the Hôtel du Palais, one of the jewels of the city. The exhibition is an invitation to discover more about the periods […]

Musée Napoléon Thurgovie/Napoleonmuseum – Arenenberg (link in English) 12 May 2020 Musée de l’image à Épinal (link in French): 12 May 2020 Musée Masséna (link in French): 13 May 2020 Waterloo Memorial (link in English): 20 May 2020 Musée de la guerre de 1870 de Loigny-la-bataille (link in French): end of May 2020, opening with a new exhibition “Napoleon […]

A wide ranging, international public conference on conflict and society during the Napoleonic era. Keynote speeches will be delivered by Dr Edward Coss (United States Command and General Staff College), Dr Catriona Kennedy (Univeristy of York) and Dr Robert Poole (University of Central Lancashire). This conference, organised by the British Commission for Military History, and […]

To celebrate the 250th anniversary of Napoleon’s birth*, the Waterloo Memorial 1815 is organising an event based on Napoleon’s and Wellington’s youth. This event will immerse visitors in the lives of civilians and soldiers at the end of the 18th century, with demonstrations of crafts such as leather tanning, basket weaving and embroidery as well as […]

The Arc de Triomphe was ordered by Napoleon I in 1806. Exiled to St Helena in 1815, the Emperor died 15 years before the monument was completed (in 1836). It was in a spirit of reconciliation between all French people that King Louis-Philippe decided, in 1840, to have the Emperor’s body brought back to France on board the famous frigate Belle […]

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 […]

Programme: 10.15am Gathering at the observation Point 10.30am Beginning of the Ceremony Prayers led by Father David Musgrave 2 minutes of silence with Last Post & Reveille played by Reverend Graeme Beckett National Anthems by Professor Peter Hicks Blessing From 11am to 3pm At Longwood, free entrance to the Museum, and Picnic in the Longwood […]