by cameron | Dec 8, 2008 | General
David and I have done another episode of The Biography Show! This one is on Charlemagne. Get it here!
by cameron | Dec 3, 2008 | Images
NAP 01 Originally uploaded by cameronreilly Do you think a fan of The Emperor owns this Brisbane Benz I spotted yesterday? As Nicholas Stark pointed out in the comments to the last show, December 2 was the 204th anniversary of Napoleon and Josephine’s...
by cameron | Nov 30, 2008 | Podcast, Premium Podcasts
Welcome back! On episode #47, David and I have our first special guest! Jerry Gallaher is Past President of the Napoleonic Alliqance and author of the 1976 classic account of one of Napoleon’s greatest Marshals, Louis Davout – “Iron Marshal – A...
by cameron | Nov 18, 2008 | Napoleon news
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...
by cameron | Nov 13, 2008 | General
Victor Sheely again comes up with the goods – he sent me this link to a handful of Napoleon’s chess games. I just played through this game between Napoleon and Bertrand on St Helena in 1820 and it’s a SHOCKER. I’d always heard that Napoleon...
by cameron | Nov 13, 2008 | Napoleon news
No, not Barack Obama. Today I received the below letter today from Eric Weider, son of the late Ben Weider, advising me that his father’s wish was for J. David Markham to assume the role of President of the International Napoleonic Society. I’m sure...
by cameron | Nov 11, 2008 | video
One of our listeners, Victor Sheely, sent me a link to this song “Waterloo” by Florida-based heavy metal band Iced Earth. The video uses footage from Bondarchuk’s famous 1971 film “Waterloo” and if you are trying to work out the lyrics,...
by cameron | Nov 1, 2008 | competition
We have our first entry to our Napoleon competition as mentioned on episode #46! This entry is from Simon Walter from Duesseldorf who writes: My name’s Simon, I’m 20 years old and studying History and English in Duesseldorf (which is – of course...
by cameron | Oct 28, 2008 | Podcast, Premium Podcasts
Hi folks. As you’ll have seen in my last post, Ben Weider, President and Founder of the International Napoleonic Society, passed away on October 17, 2008. As Ben was a major influence in Napoleonic circles, a tireless promoter of the Emperor’s...
by cameron | Oct 21, 2008 | Napoleon news
Ben Weider, President of the International Napoleonic Society, passed away on October 17, aged 85. I know David was a very close friend of Ben’s and I’m sure he’ll want to talk a lot about him and his contribution to Napoleonic history when I catch...
