Malmaison
Malmaison, the country mansion Josephine chose while Napoleon was on his Egypt campaign, provides my first glimpse into a personal residence. The couple lived here and in the Tuileries Palace…
Malmaison, the country mansion Josephine chose while Napoleon was on his Egypt campaign, provides my first glimpse into a personal residence. The couple lived here and in the Tuileries Palace…
The Portland Art Museum was one of those rare museums where I couldn’t find a work representing Napoleon Bonaparte or any aspect of his reign. An internet search through their…
Commemorating the birthday of the Eaglet, Napoleon’s only legitimate son As reported on March 21, 1811, in the Paris journal Le Monitor, Napoleon Bonaparte’s son, the King of Rome (nicknamed…
…for the Friends of St Helena Society, I wrote about more than Napoleon. The society, based in the United Kingdom, comprises members of the St Helena diaspora or visitors like…
…a patrol ship in the Caribbean. After he made some poor decisions, his commanding officers sent him to France to report in to Napoleon. The headstrong young man took a…
…being told that. Back then, I got in trouble for my home-state report on Illinois. So born in Maryland, I lived in Virginia for a few weeks before my family…
…passengers; 56 crew including officers As you can imagine, it’s not the Cunard or Celebrity lines, but we’re eager to meet the interesting “Saints” and adventurous travelers aboard. I’ll report…
…pursue, particularly about Napoleon’s youth. The Fondation maintains an extremely useful website at www.napoleon.org and Professor Hicks publishes their electronic newsletter. Both are available in English, and invaluable for Napoleonic…
Napoleon’s general, and later Marshal of the Empire, Michel Ney was born the son of a cooper (a wooden-barrel maker). Originally a non-commissioned officer, Ney rose through the ranks due…