American Appointed Légion d’Honneur

William Powers Jr., president of The University of Texas at Austin, was appointed to the rank of Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, the prestigious order created by Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in 1804, for his work in establishing the French Judicial Visiting...

Inside a First Empire Style Mansion

Remember our recent guest Michael Kroger who told us about his Melbourne mansion decorated in 1st Empire style? Well he emailed us today to say he has put it up for sale and if you are quick you can see some amazing photos of the interior here. It is truly amazing and...

We Need Your Help

Dear friends, I’ve just been hit with a large hosting bill for TPN’s servers and bandwidth and unfortunately I don’t have the funds to cover it this month. So I have set up a special fund raising exercise via ChipIn which will run for this week. Out...

Napoleon on Twitter

If you’re using Twitter, then you might like to follow “It’s Napoleon”. Written by Marie Reed Saint Fargeau from Yonne, France, this is a Twitter feed which mostly contains quotes from the Emperor. See an example below. Of course, you should...

News and Apologies

Hi folks, David and I are trying to schedule a time and a guest for a new Napoleon episode. I just didn’t want you to think we’d forgotten about you. I’m also getting closer to having the Ajaccio/Paris/Elba DVD ready. Just editing some final bits of...

David Markham’s Letter Regarding INS

HI folks! Just a quick note to update you on a few things. 1. First of all, let me thank EVERYONE who has supported TPN’s Pledge Drive! We appreciate your support for indy media and helping us stay alive. 2. David Markham has written all INS members a letter...