The Waterloo Drum

A few weeks ago I took my kids for a drive out to Benalla in country Victoria to visit a few Ned Kelly memorial sites (Ned is a very famous Australian folk hero). To my surprise, at the Benalla and District Historical Society, I discovered this display. It is,...

Napoleon Gance Poster

Napoleon Gance Poster (2) Originally uploaded by cameronreilly Isn’t David Markham the bomb!?! He sent me this marvelous, fully framed and original poster from the 1980 restoration of Abel Gance’s 1927 silent epic “Napoleon”. I love it. This is...

Napoleon’s hat

Pascal from Berlin asked: “Maybe I missed this aspect of Napoleon already mentioned in one of your episode, but if you didn’t, could talk a little bit about that distinct hat Napoleon is often shown with on pictures of him. Maybe it is a modern invention...