Tag Archives: Napoleon Bonaparte

crises in cookery: napoleon at marengo

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Dave

Food need not be a mere necessity of life. Down through the ages, there have been many great moments in cookery… It was Napoleon who reputedly remarked that an army marches on its stomach. Whatever can be said of other … Continue reading →

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art collector by hook and crook

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Dave

Whatever you can say about Napoleon, the reputation and glory of the Louvre was substantially enhanced by his theft of art from conquered lands, booty ransacked and pillaged at gunpoint. As Bonaparte advanced through Italy, the museum’s collection of both … Continue reading →

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Napoleon and the revolt agianst togetherness

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Dave

October 1810. The book was censored and then it was banned. So many representations and so much insistence overtaxed his patience. In order to give a definite answer to the petitioners, he took the book up again and lost his … Continue reading →

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napoleon: romantic muse and not amused

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Dave

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. So said Dickens. But it was. As Napoleon began his rather blood-soaked, chaotic and passionate rule of France he met the force of two women , “femmes fatales” … Continue reading →

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napoleon: grand alliance of a different kind

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Dave

The greatest movie never made. That’s actually the title of a new book of images from Stanley Kubrick’s Napoleon, or rather the director’s preparations for an ill-fated film on the French emperor. The three hour epic about the life of … Continue reading →

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Cannes Festival: return from elba

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Dave

After his daring escape from Elba in 1815, the Emperor Napoleon landed at Golfe-Juan.It was his last great adventure before Waterloo, and it can be looked back as a tragic comedy. He set out for Cannes at midnight, taking three … Continue reading →

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nelson and we happy few: band of brothers

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Dave

Napoleon’s ships drifted helplessly at anchor; Lord Nelson boldly closed on them, improvising his tactics as he bore down on the French fleet. Nelson was victorious, as was his habit, and with the victory came British control of the Meditteranean … Continue reading →

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A salty dog: avoiding the press gang

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Dave

In the end, although Napoleon’s ambitions were terminated on the field of Waterloo, the struggle at sea decided the issue and determined the course of the century that was to follow. As with Carthage and Rome, it was a struggle … Continue reading →

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LITTLE ORPHEUS

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Dave

“She was, arguably, the most famous actress of the 19th century. Not the most beautiful or even the most talented, but Sarah Bernhardt (nicknamed “Sarah Barnum”), knew how to cultivate her stardom. She worked like a pack horse, her French … Continue reading →

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REMOVE YOUR BOOTS BEFORE WALKING ON THE CARPET

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Dave

When William the Conqueror seized control of England, after the Battle of Hastings in 1066, he acquired a great center of medieval art as well as an extensive addition to his realm. The Anglo-Saxons were famous for their manuscript illuminations … Continue reading →