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THIS MONTH'S BOOK
Wellington's Navy: Sea Power and the Pensinsular War 1807-1814, by C. D. Hall
'If anyone wishes to know the history of this war, I will tell them that it is our maritime superiority gives me the power of maintaining my army while the enemy are unable to do so.' Wellington's remark reveals that he fully appreciated the strategic importance of the naval support for his campaign, but up to now this crucial aspect of the Peninsular War has been largely ignored. This important book attempts to redress the balance.
NAPOLEON IN NEW YORK
On 2 December, at Christie's, there is to be a grand sale of Napoleonic autographs, objets
d'art, memorabilia, and paintings from the collection of D. Philip Corso.
Click here for further details.
BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS
Here at napoleon.org we have selected for you some Napoleonic books for Christmas.
Enjoy!
150 YEARS AGO
30 November, 1854, Said Pasha, son of Mehmet Ali, granted a licence to Ferdinand de Lesseps for the digging and 99 year lease for the use of the canal built through the Suez isthmus.
200 YEARS AGO
On 7 Frimaire, An XIII (28 November, 1804), Napoleon and Pius VII entered Paris. The pope was lodged in the Tuileries Palace, in the apartments on the first floor of the Pavillon de Flore, and not, as might have been expected in the Archbishop's palace.
On 8 Frimaire, An XIII (29 November), the painter Isabey, the man in charge of the design for all the costumes, organised a rehearsal for the ceremony. Since the decoration of Notre-Dame had not not yet been completed, this dry-run took place in the Galerie de Diane in the Tuileries Palace, using figurines set on a plan of the building. The participants did not have to learn their roles off by heart since there were a good number of Aides de Cérémonie on hand to whisper in the ear of anyone who forgot what to do or where to go next.
9 Frimaire, An XIII (30 November, 1804), the pope, Pius VII met with members of the Sénat, the Tribunat and the Corps législatif.
10 Frimaire, An XIII (1 December, 1804), the Sénat officially presented to Napoleon the results of the plebiscite, in which the French were asked to decide concerning the question of the hereditary nature of the imperial dignity: 3,572,329 voted 'aye' to granting the Bonaparte family hereditary rights, 2,569 'nay'. These particularly flattering statistiques came as a result of some 'rounding up' in several départements...
10 Frimaire, An XIII (1 December, 1804), Cardinal Fesch celebrated the religious marriage of Napoleon and Josephine, in the chapel in the Tuileries palace. The names of the witnesses are not known since they were not published at the time and were hidden several years later during the divorce proceedings.
Wishing you an excellent, Napoleonic, week!
Peter Hicks
Historian and Web editor
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THIS WEEK
What's on
- Talks: FORUM MARENGO 2004: Napoleon: a day in the life of the Emperor
- Auction: Christies Sale: The Dr. Philip F. Corso Napoleonic Collection, New York, US
- Exhibition: James Gillray, New York Public Library, US
- Exhibition: Decoration in the Age of Napoleon: Empire Elegance Versus Regency Refinement, New York Public Library, US
- Re-enactment: The Battle of the Three Emperors 2004 - Battle of Austerlitz, Czech Republique
Exhibition: The Treasures of the Fondation Napoléon, Paris, France
- Study Day: Napoleon and Rome, Rome, Italy
- Exhibition: Images of the coronation of the Emperor Napoleon
The monthly titles
- This month's book: Wellington's Navy: Sea Power and the Pensinsular War 1807-1814, by C. D. Hall
- This month's painting: Fair by a river, by Jean-Louis Demarne
- This month's article: Beethoven, Byron, and Bonaparte - part 2, by John Clubbe
- In the Collectors Corner, Revolutionary period skeleton clock
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