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ArticleTalking Point with Peter Hicks: The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars, 2023In 1534, king Henry VIII granted Cambridge University Press a charter to publish, thereby rendering it one of the oldest printing and publishing houses in the world. At the end of the 19th century, the regius professor of Modern History at that university, but also…
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from 27/05/2023 to 03/06/2023CommemorationFrench Week 2023
Highlights of the week include : Sunday 28 May 2023: Exhibition of works by Rory Klopper inspired by French philosopher & intellectual Georges Albert Maurice Victor Bataille (1897 – 1962). Saturday 27 May; the Fête de l’Abeille Monday 29 mai: Guided visit to the Prince Imperial Exhibition in the national uMsunduzi Museum Tuesday 30 May, 10 am: Presentation […]
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from 03/06/2023 to 17/09/2023ExhibitionDuroc, images of a destiny
To mark the 210th anniversary of the death of General Duroc (1813-2023), illustrious figure in the history of the town of Pont-à-Mousson, the municipal museum “Au fil du Papier”, in partnership with the Fondation Napoléon, is devoting a brand new exhibition to him, running from 3 June to 17 September 2023. Duroc, the Grand maréchal […]
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PublicationThe Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars: Volume 1, Politics and Diplomacy
Volume 1: Politics and Diplomacy (Coordinators: Broers Michael, Dwyer Philip) Volume I of The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars covers the international foreign political dimensions of the wars and the social, legal, political and economic structures of the Empire. Leading historians from around the world come together to discuss the different aspects of the […]
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from 11/03/2023 to 05/06/2023ExhibitionNapoleon and “The Fainting of Esther”, An imperial gift for the first King of Saxony
The latter owed his royal status to the French Emperor and in that year he travelled to Paris to visit his benefactor. The tapestry was given a prominent place in the dining room of the palace. In 1943, it was moved to Schleinitz Castle near Meissen for safekeeping, but after 1945 its whereabouts were unknown. […]
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from 07/04/2023 to 21/05/2023ExhibitionElisa’s letters: this is how the Princess of Lucca ruled
The exhibition is organised into two sections: Firstly, the correspondents, or the historical figures, the protagonists of Elisa’s correspondence. The second section demonstrates the tools and materials of written communication: paper, ink and everything you needed to govern a country before the advent of email. Here is a translation of the press presentation given by (from left): Massimiliano […]
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Napo FactfileThe Life of Napoleon III: a timeline for 6 years old +
1808 – Birth of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte The future emperor Napoleon III was born in Paris during the night of 20/21 April. He was given the names Charles-Louis-Napoleon but he very quickly became known as simply Louis-Napoleon. His parents were Louis Bonaparte, king of Holland and brother of Napoleon I, and Hortense de Beauharnais. Charles-Napoleon’s uncle […]
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Napo FactfileThe life of Napoleon I: a timeline for 6 years old +
1769 – Birth of Napoleon Bonaparte On 15 August 1769, Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio, in Corsica, into a aristocratic family. He parents, Charles and Letizia already had one son, called Joseph. There would eventually be five boys (Joseph, Napoleon, Lucien, Louis and Jerome) and three girls (Elisa, Caroline and Pauline) in the family. […]
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PaintingPortrait of Sarah Bernhardt in the role of the “Aiglon”Sarah Bernhardt is undoubtedly the most celebrated and even adored actress of the Belle Époque in France. In addition to her unanimously celebrated talent, she left another legacy: that of having brought to life the main character in Edmond Rostand’s play of the same name,…
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ArticleTalking Point with Peter Hicks: Not returned to sender! An unknown, almost-delivered Napoleon letter from St Helena
At 4pm on 25 July 1818, when the soldiers came to prise Barry O’Meara out of Longwood House on St Helena, Napoleon’s Irish doctor excused himself saying he had to go to his room to collect his papers. Four hours later, he emerged and was escorted manu militari from the island. In those four hours […]