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ArticleNapoleon in Egypt
On conquering Egypt Just as he had with Malta, Napoleon set about introducing civic structures and generally bringing what he felt were the benefits of the 'enlightenment' to a backward country. As de facto ruler of the land he went to the mosques and called meetings of the Cairo government or Diwan – all this […]
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ArticleBonaparte’s despatches from Egypt (Part I)What follows are excerpts translated from the collection of letters and other documents relating to the operation of the Armée d'Orient in Egypt published in June/July 1801 (pp. 71-77).
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ArticleBonaparte’s despatches from Egypt (Part II)What follows are excerpts translated from the collection of letters and other documents relating to the operation of the Armée d'Orient in Egypt published in June/July 1801 (pp. 75-77).
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ArticleBonaparte’s despatches from Egypt (Part III – Fête de la Republique in Egypt)Extract from the newssheet 'Courrier de l'Egypte, no. 10, Vendémiaire, Year 8. Details of the fête of 1 Vendémiaire, Year 8, celebrated in Cairo on the anniversary of the founding of the Republic.
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ArticleBonaparte’s despatches from Egypt (Part IV)What follows are excerpts translated from the collection of letters and other documents relating to the operation of the Armée d'Orient in Egypt published in June/July 1801 (pp. 92-97).
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ArticleBonaparte’s despatches from Egypt (Part V)What follows are excerpts translated from the collection of letters and other documents relating to the operation of the Armée d'Orient in Egypt published in June/July 1801 (pp. 97-107).
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ArticleDenon, Dominique Vivant (1747-1825)
Denon, one of the key figures in the artistic world of the First Empire, was born in Givry, near to Châlons-sur-Sâone in Franche Comté, 4 January 1747 into a family of the lesser nobility. At eighteen he went to Paris to study not only law (his parents wanted him to be a magistrate) but also […]
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ArticleThe "Poisoning" of Napoleon: an update
The story of Napoleon's fatal illness has fascinated and divided historians, medical experts and even lay observers, for the best part of two centuries. It has always been a great temptation for the French to blame the British for the emperor's death, be it through a deliberate plot on the part of Hudson Lowe, or […]
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ArticleTalleyrand in Vienna
The great Italian historian, author of a monumental history of Rome, exiled to Switzerland not long after Mussolini's coming to power, dedicated several works to the study of the French Revolution and the Empire.This one is the history of the Vienna Congress during which, between November 1 1814 and June 9 1815, the major victorious […]
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ArticleNapoleon III confronted with the Economic crisis of 1857-1858
1857 was an important year for the Second Empire. It was the year of the first slump. Napoleon III did not remain inactive, however. By reviewing his projects in the light of the obstacles to those projects, he firstly came to the conclusion that an economic slowdown was likely. But he also came up with […]