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Results of the Appeal “Save Napoleon’s House on St Helena”
After nearly five years of work, the operation “Save Napoleon’s House on St Helena” will be completed within the next few weeks. The international appeal has been a huge success, and the work has been done according to the specifications and deadlines. The generosity of the public has allowed us to extend our action to other urgent […]
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‘Napoléon – Wellington: Shared Destinies’ extended until 2 August
The exhibition ‘Napoléon-Wellington: Shared Destinies’ opened on 21 March 2015 and met with great success, attracting nearly 1000 visitors on its first weekend. To mark the bicentenary of the battle of Waterloo, the Musée Wellington in Waterloo has put on this exhibition which compares the military, political and personal careers of the two great adversaries. […]
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Modification of the application guidelines for History Prizes and Study Grants
The Board of Directors of the Fondation Napoléon, which met on 24 June 2015, has adjusted the Application guidelines for History Prizes and Study Grants, namely the expansion of the historical periods concerned by the First and Second Empire prizes. The first paragraph of Article I of the Regulations therefore now reads, (changes in bold): “As part […]
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Napoleonica La Revue: n° 21 / Military History
Issue 21 of Napoleonica.La Revue has just come out. Guest-edited by François Houdecek and Alexander Mikaberidze, its overarching theme is prisoners of war during the Napoleonic period: – Éditorial/Editorial, by François Houdecek, Alexander Mikaberidze – Russian Prisoners of War after the Battle of Austerlitz, by Alexander Mikaberidze – Aux mains des Britanniques et des Espagnols. La captivité des soldats et […]
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Death of Professor Andrzej Nieuwazny
We were shocked to learn this weekend of the death of Professor Andrzej Nieuwazny, of the University of Torun in Poland, aged 55. He was one of the best European historians of the Napoleonic period and had published, in Poland, France, and in the English-language world, a great number of books and articles. Being polyglot, […]
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