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Cercle d’études Lectures at the Fondation Napoléon : Autumn Programme 2016
The next season of lectures at the Fondation Napoléon, will start on 13 September 2016. All the details can be found here.
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Napoleon and Paris at the Canadian Museum of History (Gatineau, Qc)
This exhibition at the Canadian Museum of History until January 8, 2017 presents nearly 250 documents which explore the relationship between the capital city of France and the Emperor. The exhibition is based around some of the exhibits which were included in the exhibition Napoléon et Paris which took place March-August 2015 at the Carnavalet Museum in Paris, France, produced in partnership with the […]
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“Terres d’Australie”: When Bonaparte and Britain explored the Australian coast
On Monday 13 June 2016 at 3pm there will be an exceptional talk given by Loïck Peyron, Patrick Llewellyn and Alizée Chasse in the Baron Gourgaud Room at the Fondation Napoléon in Paris, taking as its theme the title of their recent book: “Terres d’Australie: Quand Bonaparte et l’Angleterre explorent les côtes d’Australie”. To reserve […]
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Supported publications: Charles-Éloi Vial : Le grand veneur de Napoléon Iᵉʳ à Charles X
Hunting – the Royal activity par excellence – was more than a simple pastime. For generations of French Kings, the hunt was an accessory of power, a means of representation and for controlling ones courtiers. The Royal hunt fell out of practice during French Revolution, but was brought back into fashion by Napoleon. Indeed the Emperor’s hunting team was kept […]
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French Appeal for the Restoration of Napoleon’s Iconic Chasseur Colonel’s Uniform
Napoleon had three iconic items of clothing, his hat, his great coat, and his ‘green’ Cavalry Chasseur Colonel’s uniform. This latter was what he most frequently wore during the day, and not surprisingly, he is best known for it. Two very famous paintings held today in Washington and Versailles, that is to say, respectively, David’s […]
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