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12/05/2015ConferenceTalk: ‘Waterloo 1815-2015. Dans les coulisses du making of’
'The making of Waterloo' The Académie Royale de Belgique is holding a talk and reenactment event on Tuesday 12 May to mark the bicentenary of Waterloo and to welcome new members of the Collège des Alumni. Philippe Raxhon of the University of Liège will give a talk on the strategic issues and commemoration of the Battle […]
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from 07/05/2015 to 29/05/2015ConferenceBattle of Waterloo: A Defining Moment, talk by Paul Chamberlain
7 May 14h15 Harpenden U3A, Harpenden Trust Hall, Harpenden, Hertfordshire 11 May 10h30 atDacorum U3A,Berkhamstead Town Hall Berkhamstead 29 May atNorman Cross GalleryPeterboroughCambridgeshirePE7 3TBgallery websitecontact gallery Langue(s) : English
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07/05/2015ConferenceThe life of Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, talk by Major Colin Innes, Perth, Scotland
Major Colin Innes will give a lecture on the life of Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, at The Black Watch Castle and Museum in Perth, Scotland on 7th May at 7 pm. The lecture will recount Wellington's great victory over Napoleon, but Major Innes will also speak about Wellesley's life from his birth through to his […]
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06/05/2015Conference"Wellington at Waterloo" lecture by Saul David at Windsor Castle, UK
Join Saul David, author, broadcaster and Professor of Military History at the University of Buckingham for an evening lecture on the Duke of Wellington at Waterloo in 1815. This year marks the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, the defeat of Napoleon and peace in Europe which George IV celebrated by creating the grand […]
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from 05/05/2015 to 21/06/2015ConferenceWaterloo and Wellington: Lecture Series at Apsley house, LondonAs part of the exhibition commemorating the Bicentenary of the battle of Waterloo, Apsley House is hosting a series of lectures: 5 MAY: WELLINGTON PORTRAYED, by the 9th Duke of Wellington 6 MAY: THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO, by Peter Snow11 MAY: THE CUTTING EDGE – WEAPONS AT THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO, by Paul Wilcox, Director, Arms and Armour […]
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30/04/2015Conference"Waterloo, Stories of Love, Death and War" – a talk by Alwyn Collinson
30 April 2015, 12.30pm Hosted by the Army & Navy Club36-39 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5JN 'I only send you these few lines… to assure you that in spite of your forgetfulness, my affection for you is as strong as ever, and that if a cannon ball hits me tomorrow I believe I shall die thinking of […]
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29/04/2015ConferenceStudy evening/talk: ‘Waterloo 1815-1915-2015, bonds et rebonds de la mémoire’
Wednesday 29 April, 5 – 7 pm The Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique is holding a talk/study evening looking at the transmission of memory, with a special focus on the Battle of Waterloo. The talk will look at memory and commemoration in general, the centenary of Waterloo in 1915, and the 'presence of the […]
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from 07/04/2015 to 21/07/2015ConferenceThe Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum – Waterloo events in Winchester
In conjunction with their Battle of Waterloo Bicentenary Exhibition which opens on 25 March (see our event page here), the Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum will be hosting a series of talks (including some by Sir Christopher Wallace and Colonel Nick Lipscombe), as well as children's activities days, seminars and weekend breaks. Here are a few highlights […]
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from 24/03/2015 to 19/06/2015ConferenceBonaparte and the British: talks at the British Museum
To coïncide with the exhibition Bonaparte and the British, the British Museum is organising a series of talks and lectures.Tuesday 24 March,13.15–14.00, Room 90, freeA gallery talk by Sheila O'ConnellBritish admirers of NapoleonFriday 27 March13.15–14.00, Room 47, freeGallery talk by Hilary Williams, British Museum.Decorative arts in the time of Napoleon and Wellingtonthe following 2 lectures must […]
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11/03/2015ConferenceBattle of Waterloo 1815: Lunchtime Talk, by Graeme Cooper at the Fusiliers Mess in HM Tower of London
Battle of Waterloo 1815, lunchtime talk, by Graeme Cooper Wednesday 11th March 2015 12.30-2.00pm.The talk will take place at the Fusiliers Museum and the event includes a sandwich lunch, a glass of wine and the opportunity to network in the exclusive surroundings of the Fusiliers Mess in HM Tower of London. Graeme Cooper has a passion for the […]