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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
The Napoleonic epic along the Paris metro
Among the intramural Paris metro stations, some are famous all over the world and reflect the great history of France. We thus read in…