by cameron | Nov 22, 2007 | Images
As David mentioned in #32, he was interviewed for the latest edition of The Robb Report magazine about his snuffbox. Here are the images!
by cameron | Nov 20, 2007 | Podcast, Premium Podcasts
Re-established on the throne of Paris in April 1815, Napoleon introduces a new Constitution and begs the Monarchs of Europe and Great Britian for peace. His envoys are rebuffed and his letters returned unopened. The Allies, still ensconced at the Congress of Vienna...
by cameron | Nov 7, 2007 | Podcast, Premium Podcasts
Napoleon, separated from his wife and son (who had come under Austrian control), cut off from the allowance guaranteed to him by the Treaty of Fontainebleau, and aware of rumours that he was about to be banished to a remote island in the Atlantic, escaped from Elba on...
by cameron | Oct 31, 2007 | General
While I was a podcasting conference in Perth (that’s in Western Australia, the most remote city on the planet) last weekend, Nick Hodge from Microsoft Australia interviewed me on my passion for Napoleon. I thought I would share it with you. Apologies for the...
by cameron | Oct 24, 2007 | Podcast, Premium Podcasts
Today we look at the period immediately after Napoleon’s first abdication in 1814 – his suicide attempt, the Allies’ discussions about where to send him (the Treaty of Fontainebleau), and his incredible work ethic once he arrived in Elba. Then we...
