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What's On : 12

from 25/09/2021 to 26/09/2021

Family, Re-enactment

Living History weekend at Hole Park, Kent

event webpage Hole Park Benenden Road, Rolvenden, Kent, UK TN17 4JA Contact: Edward Barham Tel: 01580 241 344 Mob: 07976 241794 Email: info@holepark.com Email: events@holepark.com Admission Prices Adults £9.00 Children £1 (5 – 16 years)
from 13/09/2019 to 13/10/2019

Exhibition, Radio TV Cinema

Little Corporal on the Big Screen: The Film Posters of Napoleon Bonaparte

The James Smith Noel Collection and the R.W. Norton Art Gallery are proud to present “Little Corporal on the Big Screen: The Film Posters of Napoleon Bonaparte”, a unique exhibition of 35 original posters and other film artifacts from countries as diverse as Argentina, Belgium, Cuba, Egypt, England, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Russia, the U.S. and, […]
from 17/08/2019 to 18/08/2019

Family, Re-enactment

Napoleon 250: event based on Napoleon’s and Wellington’s youth

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 […]
from 08/04/2019 to 19/04/2019

Family

Napoleonic Easter at Fort Nelson (UK)

Children can pretend to be soldiers and practice drill formations under the command of our drill sergeant. Then the young recruits can test their skills firing flintlock muskets and cannons in a shooting range, and have a go at playing traditional games of the period. History is also brought to life in the Guard Room, […]
from 23/06/2018 to 24/06/2018

Family, Re-enactment

A historical weekend at the Battlefield of Waterloo

From Saturday 23 to Sunday 24 June 2018. Three years after the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo, meet the French and allied re-enactors in a family-friendly atmosphere. Join the celebrations on June 23-24, 2018. A fascinating historical weekend will gather together numerous activities and entertainment at each of the sites of the battle: bivouacs, the first […]
from 02/06/2018 to 03/06/2018

Family, Re-enactment

Ligny 1815 > Napoleonic Days (Les Napoléoniennes)

Ligny, the name of this small village of the Province of Namur (in the entity of Sombreffe) appears on all the monuments associated with the great Napoleonic epic, from the heights of Ajaccio to the Arc de Triomphe of Paris. Ligny was indeed the scene, on June 16, 1815, of Napoleon’s last victory. The […]
from 19/05/2018 to 20/05/2018

Family, Re-enactment

Bivouac at Quatre Bras (Belgium)

Events will take place on the weekend of 19-20 May 2018 at Ferme de Gémioncourt, 101 Rue Dernier Patard, Baisy-Thy, Belgium. Tickets are 8€ for adults, or 6€ if bought online before the 14 May. Children under the age of 12 go free. The schedule for the weekend is as follows: Saturday 19th May 10:00 […]
from 05/05/2018 to 06/05/2018

Family, Re-enactment

Napoleonic bivouac weekend at Maisons-Laffitte, Paris

Life in camp – Presentation of troops and their uniforms: artillery, infantry, mounted guard – soldier’s life – big parades – firing of cannons and rifles – horses – dancing … Various activities: tastings, street vendors, magic lantern shows … Infantry troops presentation and uniforms … Times of parades: (Starting from the bivouac) Saturday 10:30 (to […]
from 28/04/2018 to 30/04/2018

Family, Festival, Re-enactment, Theatrical Event

Napoléon I and Marie-Louise at Fontainebleau

Programme AT THE THÉÂTRE MUNICIPAL (9 rue Dénecourt, 77300 Fontainebleau) Saturday, 28 April, 8.30 pm “La gloire et la Cendre” [Glory and ashes. Napoleon’s ultimate victory] Sunday 29 April 5pm “La mort de l’Aigle” [The death of the Eagle. Napoleon, from glory to exile] Reservation and information: 01 64 22 26 91 Book Fair (Saturday 28 April from […]
from 10/06/2017 to 11/06/2017

Family, Re-enactment

Re-enactment of the Battle of Marengo

Between June 10 and June 11 a re-enactment of the Battle of Marengo will be taking place in Alessandria, Italy. 300 re-enactors will be coming to the city from France, Belgium, Austria and the Czech Republic, taking on the uniforms of the Austrian army and the French troops under Napoleon and bringing the battle to […]