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THE FONDATION NAPOLEON HISTORY GRANDS PRIX AND RESEARCH GRANTS FOR 2002
M. Dupuy, A. Pigeard, R. Hossein and A. Decaux are the winners of this year's Grands Prix : read all about them and their prize-winning productions.
The Fondation Napoléon also awarded 6 research grants to fascinating research projects: details here.
THIS MONTH'S BOOK
The Nelson Encyclopedia, Colin White
Colin White's complete Nelson companion, both for the casual reader and for those requiring more detailed information.
TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO
Doctor Desgenettes, chief doctor at the Paris Hôpital militaire, introduced vaccination by inoculation to the establishment. It was reported that he vaccinated his six-week-old son.
Le Moniteur, 8 Frimaire, An XI (29 November, 1802)
8 Frimaire, An XI (29 November, 1802), celebration at the church Sainte-Eustache, Paris, of Monsieur Lebrun, the Third Consul's son, and Mademoiselle Barbé-Marbois, daughter of the Ministre du Trésor public.
10 Frimaire, An XI (1 December, 1802), the drawing of lots for conscription for the 6th arrondissement began three days after the closure of the selection process in the rest of Paris. This was because a riot, which lasted all night, had caused particular public consternation. On 9 Frimaire, the action of agents provocateurs and the absence of the mayor had caused such a disturbance that the Dragoons of the 9eme were forced to intervene. The Préfecture de Police reported one death amongst the conscripts, whilst local residents spoke of twenty fatalities and more than 50 wounded.
14 Frimaire, An XI (5 December, 1802), Napoleon had a conversation with the new British ambassador Hawkesbury on the particularly sensitive subject of the evacuation of the island of Malta by British troops. On this subject, the First Consul had only one thing to say: "I want the Treaty of Amiens, nothing more, nothing less!"
Also on 14 Frimaire, An XI, a depuitation of Swiss cantons arrived in Paris to receive the mediation of the First Consul.
Wishing you an excellent, Napoleonic, week!
Peter Hicks
Historian and Web editor
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THIS WEEK:
Recently published
The Jacobin Legacy: Essays in honour of Vincent Wright, ed. Sudhir Hazareesingh
Architecture of Instruction and Delight: A socio-historical analysis of World Exhibitions as a didactic phenomenon (1798-1851-1970), by Pieter van Wesemael
Web sites
The Age of George III
Go to the Napoleonic Directory,
Search 'Web Sites', and then 'History'
What's on
- Napoleon and Alexander I in Hildesheim (Germany)
- Commemoration: Austerlitz 2002
- Exhibition: The first Italian Republic, 1802-1805
- Exhibition: Seat of Empire
The monthly titles
- Book of the Month: The Nelson Encyclopedia, Colin White
- This month's picture, The Comtesse Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély by Gérard
- Article of the Month, The First Italian Campaign: Act Two, by Jacques Jourquin
- In the Collectors Corner, The Emperor's table 'boat', by Auguste
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