200th Anniversary Campaign Tour 18-21 June The guide explaining that further progress along the track marked 'Passage Interdit' had been refused. We were not welcome at La Haye Sainte as the owners had guests that evening and did not wish
Please take a look at this fascinating online exhibition: www.100days.eu. Relive the drama and the uncertainty of Napoleon's return to power day by day! Find out how civilians, soldiers and politicians from across Europe reacted to the news filtering out of France in 1815. New material will
The Bomann Museum at Celle near Hanover hosted a two-day workshop on the Waterloo Campaign on 12 and 13 June in conjunction with their Waterloo exhibition. http://www.bomann-museum.de Many thanks to all those involved for a most enjoyable and instructive weekend.
Bonaparte and the British gets 322,465 visitors! ‘A richly illuminating exhibition…fascinating’ Harry Eyres, Financial Times ‘Plenty to admire…linger, return and to savour this virtuoso vulgarity at leisure, invest in Tim Clayton and Sheila O’Connell’s enlightening – and entertaining – catalogue.’ (Five stars) Boyd Tonkin, Independent
The House of Lords Library holds one of the best collections of Gillray's caricatures in the country. Compiled during the nineteenth century by a voracious collector, it incorporates several earlier collections of high quality and the colour on the prints remains remarkably vibrant. I am
Opening of Bonaparte and the British with a deft speech by Julian Barnes. Looks great. Many thanks to all who helped create the exhibition and the lovely catalogue.