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from 01/01/2021 to 31/12/2021CommemorationTake part in the 5 May commemorations on St Helena from a distance by laying a funeral bouquetAccess to St Helena being more than likely impossible during 2021 due to covid restrictions, this opportunity is a small comfort for all those who would have liked to attend the bicentary commemorations there this year. The flowers (known in French as “immortelles”) will be collected on the island, evoking the gift sent to Napoleon […]
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from 17/07/2020 to 19/07/2020Re-enactmentBattle of Vimeiro 1808As well as the reenactment, there will be a themed market near the Battle’s Interpretation Centre at Vimeiro, so visitors can fully immerse themselves in the social and military environment of the early 19th-century French Invasions. Actors will play civilians and soldiers to bring the atmosphere of the battle to life. There will be street […]
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from 07/03/2020 to 08/03/2020Festival, TalkEast Midlands Napoleonic DaysThe event will be hosted in the former drill hall of the South Notts Hussars (stair access). Named in reference to the period, not just to the man himself, the weekend will not only have a military focus; there will be costume balls as well as cannon balls! Saturday’s main event will be the NG13 […]