by cameron | Apr 15, 2008 | Podcast, Premium Podcasts
I know it’s been a while between drinks, my friends, but there are good reasons. Listen to today’s show to learn more! Today we finally… FINALLY… get Napoleon on “the boat”! David walks us through Napoleon’s last days in...
by cameron | Mar 19, 2008 | books
My thanks to Brian who, in the comments of a recent post mentioned there was a mange comic about Napoleon by HASEGAWA TETSUYA. I did some research and found an online store selling them. I’ve found a site that discussed the comic which I’ve translated for...
by cameron | Mar 13, 2008 | Podcast, Premium Podcasts
Let me start off by apologizing for my audio – it seems I had the wrong microphone on. Luckily I’m just the button pusher so the impact is small. 🙂 In today’s episode, David explains the range of options Napoleon considered after his abdication of 22...
by cameron | Mar 8, 2008 | Images
Paris 2008 Map Originally uploaded by cameronreilly Some of the places I’m visiting (and staying) on my trip to Paris in July. If you want to open it in Google Maps, use this link.
by cameron | Mar 2, 2008 | books
I’m moving house at the moment and as part of the process, I’m documenting my library of books using an online tool called Shelfari.com. It also gives me an opportunity to create discussion groups around books and so I’ve created one around my...
by cameron | Feb 28, 2008 | General
Well, not quite, but listener Arni Sigurdsson from Iceland found this website which explains how Napoleon was important to the development of the modern computer. According to the site: Napoleon’s troops in Egypt buy shawls and start a fashion craze. In Europe the...
by cameron | Feb 24, 2008 | Podcast, Premium Podcasts
Somehow we managed to get another entire episode just out of Joseph Fouche, Minister of Police, Duke of Otranto, and his machinations after Napoleon’s abdication to try to ensure his own position of power in post-Napoleonic France. We also talk about...
by cameron | Feb 9, 2008 | General
Well as you know, David and I have been threatening to inflict another podcast series on you for a while and I’m happy to announce that one of them is finally here! And it isn’t the one we were expecting to launch first. Introducing – The Biography...
by cameron | Feb 8, 2008 | General
After the International Napoleonic Society conference that’s being held in Corsica in July, I intend on spending a few days in Paris (July 12 – 15). If anyone out there has recommendations on affordable accommodation, please let me know. 🙂
by cameron | Feb 4, 2008 | General
Okay, I’ve worked out why the video is coming down in the audio feed. If that happened to you, and you didn’t want the video, my apologies. Here’s how to make sure it doesn’t happen again. The reason it happened (I think) is that the iTunes...
