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ArticleTalking Point with Peter Hicks > St Helena: The beginning of the legend of ‘Betsy’The excitement stirred up by Napoleon in Torbay in the summer of 1815 was intense. But once Northumberland had set sail, the British public had to wait ages for any “horse’s mouth” news of the Emperor. Given the approximately three months’ time lag to and…
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PublicationNapoléon. Dictionnaire historique [Napoleon: a historical dictionary][In French]
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Article18 Brumaire: the context and course of a coup d’ÉtatA regime thought to be on its last legs In 1795 the Directory succeeded the Thermidorian Convention, the regime that had followed the downfall of Maximilian Robespierre and his Reign of Terror. The new regime was structured in the following way: an executive body of…
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PublicationGénéral Gourgaud – Journal intégral 1815-1818 . [Gourgaud’s unabridged St-Helena Journal]
(Publication in French) The famous memoirs of Gaspard Gourgaud (1783-1852) remained hidden for many years in the family’s private papers. They were to be published in French in a much bowdlerised form at the turn of the 19th century and shortly after WWII, as well as appearing in English in 1903 and 1932. Here in […]
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ArticleGourgaud’s Complete Journal, or the exile on St Helena seen from both ends of the telescope
Gourgaud’s Journal, duly bowdlerised, was published twice, first by Gourgaud’s descendants (at the end of the 19th century) and secondly by Octave Aubry, fifty years later. The words, ideas and deeds that might have shocked were quietly omitted, including some particularly ‘unfiltered’ opinions either of the Emperor’s or amongst those of his First Ordnance Officer. The deposition […]
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ArticleChristmas Selection 2018We have put together a shortlist of Napoleonic prezzies for young and old. For even more choice, have a look at our or previous years’ selections: Summer Reading List 2018, Christmas 2017, Summer Reading list 2017, Christmas 2016, Summer Selection 2016, Christmas 2015, Summer 2015.
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30/11/2018Study DaySt Helena, the origins of the Napoleonic legend
Programme : Napoléon à Sainte-Hélène [Napoleon on St Helena] (Thierry Lentz). Le Mémorial de Sainte-Hélène : témoignage et manifeste politique [The Mémorial of St Helena: testimony and political manifesto] (Chantal Prévot) Le grand-maréchal Bertrand et ses Mémoires [Grand Marshal Bertrand and his Memoirs] (François Houdecek) Dans l’intimité de Napoléon : les témoignages d’Ali et de Marchand [Napoleon in […]
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Press reviewBertrand itinerary inaugurated at Châteauroux
Last month a new Napoleonic itinerary was inaugurated in the town of Châteauroux, focussing on the person of General Bertrand, whose presence in the town is difficult to miss, if only with the museum dedicated to him. The aim of the trail is to show visitors that part of General Bertrand’s life took place in the […]
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ArticleSummer Reading List 2018Looking for something Napoleonic to pop into your suitcase this summer? Take your pick from the latest books below or check out last year’s list or indeed our 2017 Christmas bag – there’s bound to be something to suit your mood.
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PublicationVolume XV: The Downfall(s), 1814-1821. Addenda 1788-1813
(This book is in French but you can read an exclusive English translation of the Preface to the volume by Victor-André Masséna, Prince d’Essling, Président of Fondation Napoléon). Entitled “Les chutes” (“The Downfall(s)”), this 15th and last volume of Napoleon Bonaparte’s Correspondance générale covers the darkest periods – but also in some respects the most exciting […]