Napoleon and the Numbering of the Streets
Napoleon Bonaparte regularly demonstrated a very modern pragmatism. If our daily life owes him a lot, from the baccalaureate to garbage collection,…
False Napoleon: Story of Madmen
The cliché is worn out. However, and as often, the stereotype settles on fertile and well-documented soil. Did the madmen taking themselves for…
Napoleon Bonaparte in the Garden
In Saint Helena, Napoleon Bonaparte led a new campaign less military and more about gardening. In 1819, the surroundings of the house of Longwood…
Napoleon Bonaparte and the Louvre
The Louvre that we know today owes a lot to Napoleon. More for its arrangements than for works looted from foreign nations during negotiations…
What were we drinking at Napoleon’s table?
After giving pride of place to gastronomy under the Empire and Napoleon Bonaparte's favorite dishes, let's take a look at what we drank at his table.…
The Bicentenary of the death of Napoleon Bonaparte
The bicentenary year of the death of Napoleon Bonaparte has not yet been inaugurated as the controversy is already raging. What do we reproach the…
The Napoleonic soldiers: a badly shod army
"Speed, speed, speed". These words of Napoleon Bonaparte could succinctly summarize the essence of his strategic genius. The Napoleonic army moved…
Napoleon Bonaparte, Chess Player
A strategic game par excellence, an elegant symbol of the art of war, chess has been the king of games and the game of kings since the Middle Ages.…
Napoleonic Wars casualties
Enthusiastic or detractor, there are many who engage in a war of numbers to acclaim or denounce Bonaparte's military operations and their cost in…
Joseph Bonaparte in America
First of the Bonaparte siblings, Joseph (1768 - 1844) was also the closest to Napoleon. The eldest of the family had a taste for the arts more than…
Napoleon at the Table: a Gastronomic Paradox
While Napoleon Bonaparte was not a great lover of gastronomy, he nonetheless was perfectly aware of the importance of the table in the daily practice…
Napoleon Bonaparte’s Bicorne Hat
A recognizable figure among a thousand, Bonaparte is one of the few people who can be identified by the mere shadow of his hat. Napoleon's cocked hat…
Empire style
Inseparable from Napoleon I, the Empire style not only brings together similar and concomitant stylistic characteristics in the fine arts, furniture…
Napoleon Bonaparte and the books
An insatiable and demanding reader, Napoleon Bonaparte tirelessly devoured all the books that were useful to him. Curious about everything, he never…