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“During the English blockade, Napoleon I contributed greatly to the industrial and economic development of the North by passing decrees to promote the cultivation of sugar beet (1811) and the spinning of flax (1811 and 1812). The Chamber of Commerce of Lille wished to pay tribute to him by erecting a statue cast from the […]

The full presentation of the Festival in French General practical information (in English) Programme: Saturday 30 September 4pm Introduction to the concert by Brigitte François-Sappey, musicologist “L’Oiseau prophète Nature et musique aux temps romantiques” 5.30pm concert Romantic escapes in the forest of Fontainebleau Chamber Choir Les Elements Corine Durous, piano Joël Suhubiette, direction 8.30 pm concert […]

Tuesday Lunchtime Talks – 12.30 – 1pm, booking not required 8 August Nelson in the Norfolk Archives – Frank Meeres, Norfolk Record Office. 22 August: Restoration of the Nelson Monument in Great Yarmouth – Michael Knights, former Historic Buildings Officer. 29 August: Nelson’s Shadow: Taking Norfolk’s Mariners out of Lord Nelson’s Mighty Shadow – Mark […]

A sound and light show with as a backdrop the Hôtel des Invalides, the last resting place of Napoleon. From 14 June to 2 September, at 10:30 pm each night, except on Sundays English performance on Mondays and Thursdays French performance on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays Website and tickets

Detailed programme of the French week 2017. Summary of this years programme Sunday, May 28th – appointment at Alberts Falls – the first stage of the pilgrimage of the Empress Eugenie after leaving Maritzburg on April 29th, 1880; Monday, May 29 – Msunduzi Museum. Guided visit to the exhibition “Prince Impérial” in the Msunduzi Museum. […]

“Napoleon on St Helena”, drawn from Ennio Coltorti’s translation of “La dernière salve”, a masterpiece signed by Jean Claude Brisville, represents with great tension and dramatic irony the clash between Napoleon and his jailer Hudson Lowe, with Ennio Coltorti (Napoleon), Roberto Mantovani (Hudson Lowe), Silvia Scozzi (soprano), Antonella Moles (pianoforte). Organized by the Cultural Association […]

Paris > At 6.30pm on Friday 5 May in the Cathedral of Saint-Louis des Invalides, there will be a mass in memory of Napoleon I and of the soldiers who died for France, in the presence of HIH the Prince Napoleon. (Mass open to the public, subject to availability). Earlier, at 6pm, in the crypt of the […]

Programme: – André Grétry, “La victoire est à nous” (1783) An opera chorus from “La caravane du Caire” reworked into a song of victory for Revolutionary and then Napoleonic armies. – Queen Hortense, ‘Partant pour la Syrie’, (1807) Written almost on a napkin on a corner table by the daughter of the Empress Josephine, this […]

A talk by Johan Op de Beeck Het strafste verhaal uit de negentiende eeuw? Dat moet wel de ondergang van Napoleon zijn. Oud-journalist Johan Op de Beeck vertelt over de echte oorzaken van de napoleontische oorlogen: het economische conflict met het Verenigd Koninkrijk en het politieke conflict over de invloed van de Franse Revolutie. Beide […]

A two-day “cultural fitness” with … Napoleon. This event organised by “Landandé” Committee on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 March, focused entirely on the battle of Bricchetto, which took place on 21 April 1796 and ended the first phase of Piedmontese Italian campaign. The program of the two days includes A debate at 9pm on […]