Napoleon to Alexander

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...

A new Biography Show is out!

I just thought I’d give a plug for the other show David and I are doing – The Biography Show – which has a new episode up about Helen Of Troy. Did she really exist? Or is completely fictional? Find out our thoughts on the show! By the way, I was...

Napoleon invented the computer?

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...

The Biography Show #001 – Alexander The Great

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...

Paris accommodation

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. 🙂