by cameron | Oct 21, 2011 | Blog
Thanks to Jon for pointing us to this comic in the comments section! Click on the comic to read more about it and to visit the author’s site! Napoleon’s height is, of course, one of the things most people know about him. David and I discussed the matter in...
by cameron | Oct 4, 2011 | Blog
Remember Michael Kroger from Episode #49? It looks like he just sold off his Napoleonic collection. “At an auction in the shadow of the grand Chateau de Fontainebleau outside Paris yesterday, the Michael Kroger Collection, including imperial eagles, towering...
by cameron | Sep 9, 2011 | Blog
Somebody just sent me a link to this story… it’s obviously complete bullshit, as Napoleon’s remains (to the best of my knowledge) haven’t been exhumed since they were removed to Paris from St Helena in 1840. But it’s a fun read...
by cameron | Aug 16, 2011 | Blog, napoleon - cause of death, Napoleon news
“Coming as a bombshell was another suggestion by historian Bruno Roy-Henry that Napoleon’s ashes had never reached France in 1840 and that someone else was buried in his tomb. According to this version, the emperor’s remains were hidden by the English back in...
by cameron | Jul 6, 2011 | Blog
From our “Strange Napoleon Story Of The Day” department, the Independent has this story today: In a beauty competition with a difference, the Italian public has chosen a marble rendition of Napoleon Bonaparte’s sister as their ideal depiction of...
by cameron | Jul 5, 2011 | Blog, napoleon - cause of death
This is an excerpt from “The Exhumation Of The Remains Of Napoleon Bonaparte” by M. Janisch, late Secretary to Sir Hudson Lowe at St. Helena, which I downloaded from the British Library Historical Collection iPad app. I was fascinated by this first-hand...
by cameron | Jul 5, 2011 | Blog, Napoleon news
Via Superyachts.com: New Orleans-based antique, fine art and jewellery dealer Rau Antiques are offering a custom made sculpture of Napoleon Bonaparte with a price tag of $198,000. Created by the famous French artist Jean- Léon Gérôme in 1897, the neoclassical...
by cameron | Jun 14, 2011 | books, Napoleon news
I know, I know… the British gave us many good things in the past… like slavery and pollution and the invasions of Australia, North America, India, Africa, etc. But what have they done for us lately? This – The British Library iPad App! The British...
by cameron | Apr 28, 2011 | Napoleon news
Hey folks, just a note to let you know that Chrissy and I will be in the US of A from July 20 until Aug 11. We’ll mostly be in Las Vegas, Southern Utah and then perhaps NY or Seattle. If any of you would like to catch up for a single malt, a cigar and a chat...
by cameron | Feb 24, 2011 | Napoleon news
Via Luxist: It was one of the most ambitious projects the world had ever seen. After taking command of the Egyptian campaign around the turn of the 19th century, Napoleon gathered a staff of France’s top scientists, artists, explorers and others to undertake a...
