by cameron | Oct 21, 2008 | Napoleon news
Ben Weider, President of the International Napoleonic Society, passed away on October 17, aged 85. I know David was a very close friend of Ben’s and I’m sure he’ll want to talk a lot about him and his contribution to Napoleonic history when I catch...
by cameron | Oct 12, 2008 | General
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by cameron | Sep 28, 2008 | Gifts
What do you give loved ones who are also Napoleon buffs? When I was in Ajaccio in July, I stumbled upon a wonderful store selling unique Napoleonic gifts – t-shirts, etc. All of them were custom designed and of a very high quality. Unfortunately, they...
by cameron | Sep 19, 2008 | Podcast, Premium Podcasts
Well…. here we are folks. The end of the chronological part of our story. It’s been two-and-a-half years in the making. Sometimes I never thought we’d get here. In many ways, I wish we hadn’t. But it had to happen – and so – on...
by cameron | Sep 19, 2008 | Podcast, Premium Podcasts
On today’s episode, David and I talk about Napoleon’s struggles with Hudson Lowe, the theory that he was slowly being murdered while on St Helena, poisoned by someone in his own retinue, his sexual escapades with Albine de Montholon, and whether or not he...
by cameron | Sep 5, 2008 | General
I was reading THE TIMES ONLINE tonight (a 1984 story from their archives about the discovery of the Higgs Boson particle in case you were wondering) when I spotted the below quote from Napoleon. Click on the image to get taken to The Times site where you can read a...
by cameron | Aug 22, 2008 | Podcast, Premium Podcasts
The story of Napoleon’s years on St Helena is dominated by one man, whose name is infamous in Napoleonic history – Sir Hudson Lowe, Napoleon’s “jailer”. The Duke of Wellington later said that he was “a very bad choice; he was a man...
by cameron | Aug 16, 2008 | Images
You know how I’m a big Napoleon geek, right? Well a photo I took of Napoleon’s tomb in Paris back in 2004 has been selected for the Schmap Paris Guide! Check the link below. PS… a new show coming this week… we promise!!!!
by cameron | Aug 8, 2008 | Images
Sorry folks – David and I just wanted to apologize for the longer-than-usual break between shows! We’ve both been crazy busy since getting back from France, with lots of interstate trips in our schedules and it’s been hard to get together....
by cameron | Aug 1, 2008 | Images
Just a quick note to let you know that we’ll be recording a new show next week! Stay tuned!
