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27/04/2019ConferenceFrom Reason to Revolution Conference 2019 – The British soldier 1721 -1815Publishers Helion and Company are proud to announce the 2019 From Reason to Revolution Conference, generously sponsored by the Society for Army Historical Research and the British Commission for Military History, and hosted by Derby Museums Trust. This year’s conference will look at the experiences of the ordinary British soldier in the 18th century, covering […]
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from 12/04/2019 to 01/04/2019ConferenceSeventh Wellington CongressDescription: The Wellington Congress 2019 focuses on all aspects of the career of the first Duke of Wellington, as well as the wider context in Britain, Ireland, the Empire and Continental Europe, between 1780 and the mid-nineteenth century. It will feature keynote speeches from Professor Charles Esdaile, Professor Andrew Lambert, Dr Alicia Laspra and Dr […]
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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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05/04/2019Concert, Theatrical EventExceptional concert > Napoleonic music in WaterlooProgramme André Grétry, La victoire est à nous (1783) La Reine Hortense, Partant pour la Syrie (1807) Nicolas Dalayrac, Veillons au salut de l’Empire (1787) André Grétry, Ou peut-on être mieux qu’au sein de sa famille (1769) “Mme M.” [sic], Le tombeau de Napoléon (avant 1838) Nicolas-Etienne Méhul, Cantate pour le mariage de l’Empereur, “Ô doux […]
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from 09/03/2019 to 25/06/2019Theatrical EventVictoriaVictoria will tell the astounding life story of Queen Victoria through the eyes of her youngest child and lifelong companion Beatrice. Travelling back in time from Victoria’s death bed, Beatrice relives her memories of her mother as a secluded widow before discovering her anew as she transcribes the Queen’s intimate diaries. From the accession of […]
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from 09/11/2018 to 28/04/2019Exhibition, TalkRoger Fenton’s Photographs of the Crimea, 1855This 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 […]