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   EXHIBITIONS AGENDA TALKS AGENDA CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS AGENDA  RE-ENACTMENTSWaterloo Day: Re-enactment drill of the Irish Redcoats – Dublin [21/03/2015]200th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo – re-enactments  [19/06/2015 – 20/06/2015]Major Percy victory route The Ride of the Lions – Waterloo 200  [17/06/2015 – 20/06/2015]Brontë Society Trip to Waterloo [20/06/2015 – 21/06/2015] THEATRE / CONCERTSSong and satire: an […]

 On 20 and 21 September, 20 million people in 50 countries will participate in this year's European Heritage Weekend. Launched in 1985, the Heritage Weekend allows Europe's citizens to explore and discover their cultural heritage through free visits and events – and encourages them to participate in the safeguarding of this cultural heritage for generations […]

Between 15 and 21 September, Rueil-Malmaison will be transported back to the First Empire, and Napoleon and Josephine will once again walk its streets. The second “Imperial Jubilee” brings together more than 500 soldiers from the Grande Armée, 60 cavaliers, 6 pieces of artillery, Napoleon's tent, and the Emperor himself throughout the town of Rueil-Malmaison […]

Attention! Relive the drama and grandeur of the Napoleonic War as you are brought face to face with Wellington's Red Coats in the midst of the combat campaign. Gossip with the soldiers wives in all their regency finery, and discover the truth behind the glory days of Wellington. Sat 14 & Sun 15 Jun 2014 and […]

Throughout summer 2014, Maryland's Chesapeake Campaign will commemorate the events of 1814, from the burning of Washington to the dramatic, successful defence of Baltimore. The story of Maryland's fight for the nation will be celebrated through the Chesapeake Campaign, a travelling festival featuring re-enactors, hands-on educational activities, performance, food, drink and interactive fun all along […]

On 5 May 2014, 193rd anniversary of the Emperor's death, a mass will be held at 6.30pm to honour the memory of Napoleon I and the soldiers of his Grand Army in the Cathédrale Saint-Louis at the Hôtel des Invalides. The mass will be held by Monseigneur Luc Ravel, Bishop to the French Armed Forces, in the […]

The weekend of 25 to 27 April 2014 marks the seventh annual weekend of celebration in honour of Napoleon III. Organised by the Office de tourisme in Vichy, the events in homage to Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte include: – A dinner dance (Saturday 26th April, 8pm) – A parade, made up of 300 people in costumes and carriages (Sunday 27th April, […]

This year marks two hundred years since the British invaded the port city of Alexandria, Virginia, and the City of Alexandria's War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemoration is organising a number of events to honour the occasion. Highlights include:  24 April – War of 1812 Film Gala (Old Town Theater)The City of Alexandria's War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemoration […]

This weekend marks the final part of the bicentenary commemorations at Fontainebleau. Throughout Saturday and Sunday, the City and the Château of Fontainebleau will be celebrating the 200th anniversary of Napoleon's Farewell with an action-packed agenda of activities, events, exhibitions and re-enactments.  Highlights of the two-day programme include: All day Saturday and Sunday: “Peasant Life in the Town” – family activities, nineteenth-century […]

On April 14th, the Niagara 1812 Legacy Council announced their full event schedule for 2014. Throughout the summer, the events that took place in and around Niagara during the War of 1812 will be commemorated and retold through re-enactments, performances, and community events.  The first signature event in the programme, The Honouring, will take place inside Fort Niagara at dusk on June […]