Napoleon at Cherbourg

Cherbourg02.JPG Originally uploaded by aurensfromarabia. Cherbourg-Octeville is a town and commune in Normandy, north-west France. David and I will be recording a new episode next week folks, so please stay tuned! We will be covering the tentative peace Napoleon...

Butte du Lion (The Lions Mound)

Belle Alliance II Originally uploaded by hotnacho. Monument Memorial where Napoleon was defeated in the Battle of Waterloo. Legend has it that the Lion was cast from the bronze of the weapons the French left behind on the battlefield. The tungsten lights that form the...

The Grey Riding Coat

Little man in a bi-ig coat . . . Originally uploaded by batgirlsuz. Imagine how the simple grey redingcote and unadorned black bicorne, with the relatively modest dark green coat of the undress of a mere Colonel of the Chasseurs a Cheval of the Guard, made the Emperor...

Waterloo 2006

If you’re interested in seeing what the field of Waterloo looks like circa July 2006, check out this great series of photos.