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Please excuse the technical problems which we have been experiencing recently with the sending of the letter and replying to your messages.
Welcome to the new napoleon.org!
Clearer presentation, more intuitive navigation and more direct access to the information
There are three main sections, of which the first presents the Essential Napoleon, an introduction to the key elements in the history of the First and Second Empires. The second proposes a magazine-style presentation of news and information, with daily, weekly and monthly updates, not to mention a Gallery showing history in pictures. The third section has a space for collectors and thematic forums for you to express your point of view
There are also new parts to the site and new services: a Republican calendar converter, quizzes and an FAQ page, a Reading Room with articles, bibliographies, timelines and biographies, and a section where you can store parts of the site to read later...
And there's lots more. But we'll let you discover that for yourselves.
Best wishes for an excellent 2002!
INFO
Amongst the new service offered, you can now choose the language in which you wish to receive the Bulletin, French and/or English: details on the site.
The links which you may have put in your Favourites may have changed: don't hesitate to contact us if you have a problem trying to find a page
Re-opening of the Fondation Napoléon and the Bibliothèque Martial Lapeyre (Library opening times; Mondays and Wednesdays: 1-6pm; Tuesdays: 4-9pm; and Thursdays: 10am-3pm).
TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO...
12 January (22 Nivôse, An X), the Gazette Nationale gave the following notice of publication:
"Cit.[izen] Levo, employed at the Monnaie (Mint), has published a 'Table of Comparison for the new kilogram and its subdivisions, comparing them with the pound, ounce, gross and grain of the 'poids de marc' system, in the form of a multiplication table'. [...] This is designed to facilitate the use of the kilogram in business, so as to replace the pound, which varies so much from département to département. This work tool, printed in table form on a single sheet of fine paper, can be bought at Jecker's shop for 25 cent.[îmes] (15 s.[ols] tournois), at the depositary of the new weights, Palais du Tribunat, Galerie de Bois, n° 232. NB. Instructions written by the author on how to use the table are provided."
13 January (23 Nivôse, An X): from Lyon, Bonaparte sent a note to Consul Cambacérès in which he mentioned the warm reception which he had received from the people of Lyons. He also mentioned his project for a discussion in the Conseil d'état of the ban on gambling and lotteries in all towns in the Republic except Paris.
Correspondance, tome VII, n° 5917
16 January (26 Nivôse, An X): in Rouen, with the commercial exchanges in full expansion, the Tribunal de commerce in the town set up a price watchdog committee for the town exchange:
"citizens Bucaille, Brouard, Cuvelier and Denel, are ordered [...] to draw up a list of current prices for merchandise. This list will then be kept under surveillance in order to maintain its accuracy. It should be drawn up on the day following each trading day in every exchange, at midday, in one of the chambers at the tribunal, in the presence of one of the judges of the said tribunal, and signed by him, before being sent for printing."
Gazette nationale, 30 Nivôse, An X.
Wishing you a very enjoyable, Napoleonic, week.
Peter Hicks
Web editor
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EACH MONTH, discover:
- a new book, selected by the editorial team: this month it's, Autour de l'"empoisonnement" de Napoléon
- alternately a new painting, then an new object, history revealed through image and object
- this month's object of the month is Napoleon's hat!
- a new article: this month it's Dr Arie Ribon on Napoleon's death
THE INFORMATION is now centralised, and so it's easier to use:
EACH WEEK, you will find:
- our Press Review bringing you information about articles published, snippets of information:
This week 'The price of victory! or how England is still paying for the Napoleonic wars' and the 'Auction of Montholon's papers'
Then there's What's On!
This week there are:
- two exhibitions, one in Paris, the other in Austerlitz
- an auction of 'Revolutionary art'
- a booksigning in Paris
- and guided tours of the 19th-century masterpieces at the Musée d'Orsay
But there's also The Napoleonic Directory with addresses for more than 300 sites: museums, libraries, archives, associations, web sites...
THE HISTORY OF THE TWO NAPOLEONS IN PICTURES
- The essential paintings to guide you through the key moments:
First Empire
Second Empire
Fun Stuff
- Test your knowledge of the Marshals of the First Empire, or try the quiz for children!
- Why not send New Year greetings with one of our Napoleonic e-postcards!
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