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Entitled “Napoléon et Bertrand, le retour des héros” [“Napoleon and Bertrand, the return of the heroes”], this retrospective will bring together the emblematic works of the two men, from their stay on St Helena between 1815 and 1821, until the Return of Napoleon’s Mortal Remains (“Retour des Cendres”) in 1840. Paintings, prints and engravings, furniture, […]

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… […]

On 5, 6 and 9 May, wherever you are around the world, watch online the Bicentenary ceremonies. ► FOLLOW THE CEREMONIES LIVE Programme: (Times are given in GMT i.e. 1 hour behind London and 4 hours ahead of New York) – 5 May 2021: From 8am-4pm GMT, Laying of the personalised wreaths on the tomb* From 5pm GMT: Longwood House Gardens. Funeral march […]

As well as the reenactment, there will be a themed market near the Battle’s Interpretation Centre at Vimeiro, so visitors can fully immerse themselves in the social and military environment of the early 19th-century French Invasions. Actors will play civilians and soldiers to bring the atmosphere of the battle to life. There will be street […]

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 […]

The event will be hosted in the former drill hall of the South Notts Hussars (stair access). Named in reference to the period, not just to the man himself, the weekend will not only have a military focus; there will be costume balls as well as cannon balls! Saturday’s main event will be the NG13 […]

The Sarzana Napoleon Festival (Italy) will with a programme of historical re-enactments, plays, Frsit Empire ball, book presentations, exhibitions, and a gastronomic food market of French Regional specialities. website in italian  

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 […]

Join the Napoleonic Association at their biggest event of the year!   Huge living history at the Riverside Park Huntingdon all weekend and a battle Saturday and Sunday afternoon at Hinchingbrooke Park.   There is very limited parking at Hinchingbrooke Country Park, parking will only be available for disabled badge holders and those reenactors who […]

The 5/60th & 85eme still have room for more groups or individuals to attend our event at Deene Park, near Corby, July 13/14th. This is a new event with plenty of scope for growth in future years. Deene Park was the home of the Earl of Cardigan of Light Brigade fame. The house is sharing […]