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Obituary > Claude-Napoléon, Baron de Méneval (1933-2024)
We have received news of the death, in his 92nd year, of Claude-Napoléon de Méneval. He was a descendant of Napoleon I’s secretary (later Marie-Louise’s), a man of great learning, inspired by a gentle but tenacious determination. He was a major player in the Napoleonic world for several decades: member and even president of the […]
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The “Rencontres militaires” of Napoleonica la revue > Civilians and the military: from war to peace during the First Empire
By exploring a theme each year, the Rencontres militaires de Napoleonica la revue, organised by the Fondation Napoléon, aims to support and participate in this revitalisation of this topic of study. These days are organised in partnership with the Service historique de la Défense and the magazine Guerres et Histoire. This study day will be […]
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How do young people in France view history and history teaching? (May 2024 survey)
The Observatoire Histoire & Vie publique, set up by the Fondation Napoléon in 2024 and its partners, asked Ifop to conduct a survey of young people in France aged 15 to 24 on their relationship with history. A number of conclusions can be drawn, starting with the fact that secondary school students consider history as […]
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Obituary > Bernard Chevallier (1943-2024)
It was with great sadness that we learned of the accidental death of Bernard Chevallier, art historian and conservateur général honoraire du Patrimoine (Honorary Curator General of Heritage), known and appreciated by all “Napoleonists”. Born in 1943, he was initially interested in medieval history, before moving on to the 18th and 19th centuries, where he […]
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“Napoleon as seen by Abel Gance”, finally on screens after a 16-year restoration project!
After 16 years of hard work, Abel Gance’s epic production “Napoleon vu par Abel Gance” [Napoléon as seen by Abel Gance] was unveiled in its complete and definitive 7-hour version (the so-called “Apollo” version, i.e. the version of Napoléon shown at the Apollo Theatre in Paris in 1927), in two parts, on 4 and 5 […]
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