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from 13/09/2019 to 13/10/2019Exhibition, Radio TV CinemaLittle 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, […]
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from 17/08/2019 to 18/08/2019Family, Re-enactmentNapoleon 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 […]
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from 08/04/2019 to 19/04/2019FamilyNapoleonic 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, […]
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from 09/11/2018 to 28/04/2019Exhibition, TalkRoger Fenton’s Photographs of the Crimea, 1855
This is the first exhibition to focus exclusively on Roger Fenton’s pioneering photographs of the Crimean War, taken in 1855. Fenton was already an accomplished and respected photographer when he was sent by the publishers Agnew’s to photograph a war that pitched Britain, France and Turkey as allies against Russia. Arriving several months after the […]
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from 20/08/2018 to 22/07/2018TalkConversazioni Napoleoniche – Napoleonic conversations: The Palace and its transformations; Napoleon’s brother; the Emperor’s loves
Monday 20th August at 9.30 pm: “Elisa a Palazzo: from rigour to splendour”, Velia Gini Bartoli and Simonetta Giurlani Pardini. The Palazzo Ducale has been the centre of the political power of the city for centuries, but only with Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi does it assume the appearance it has today, and only with her profound and […]
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from 23/06/2018 to 24/06/2018Family, Re-enactmentA 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 […]
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from 02/06/2018 to 03/06/2018Family, Re-enactmentLigny 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 […]
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from 19/05/2018 to 20/05/2018Family, Re-enactmentBivouac 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 […]
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from 05/05/2018 to 06/05/2018Family, Re-enactmentNapoleonic 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 […]
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from 28/04/2018 to 30/04/2018Family, Festival, Re-enactment, Theatrical EventNapoléon 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 […]