by cameron | Dec 2, 2006 | General
Today, 2 December 2006, is the 202nd anniversary of Napoleon’s Coronation as Emperor Of The French and the 200th anniversary of the Battle Of Austerlitz. Vive Le Empereur!
by cameron | Nov 9, 2006 | General
On the last show I briefly mentioned that I had read about various banking families of Europe who profited from the Napoleonic Wars. Here’s what Wikipedia has to say about the Rothschild Family: The basis for the Rothschild fortune was laid during the latter...
by cameron | Nov 7, 2006 | General
Has anyone seen The Campaigns of Napoleon DVD pack? It looks like it came out a few months ago but there don’t seem to be any reviews for it on Amazon.
by cameron | Jul 1, 2006 | General
As you may have heard on our Egypt podcast, some of David’s personal collection is currently on display at The Dahesh Museum of Art exhibit Napoleon on the Nile: Soldiers, Artists, and the Rediscovery of Egypt. The museum also has their very first Podcast...
by cameron | Jun 26, 2006 | General
Our apologies folks. Unfortunately David has had to take an unscheduled trip out of town for a few weeks and it has meant delaying the next show. The Pyramids will have to wait another couple of weeks. Until then, I discovered this site tonight which I thought...
by cameron | Apr 2, 2006 | General
David was interviewed recently by The Observer newspaper in the UK about the upcoming films on Napoleon’s friendship on St Helena with Betsy Balcombe. Unfortunately the article doesn’t mention our friend Staton Rabin, who wrote a book on the friendship...