Could Napoleon Have Won?
His refusal to learn by experience, C.S. Forester suggests, was largely responsible for Napoleon’s ultimate failure
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Madame de Pompadour’s Theatre
‘If ever a house radiated cheerfulness, that house is Versailles.’ Nancy Mitford on the royal palace in the middle years of Louis XV.
Saarland: The Modern Skyline
Elizabeth Wiskemann recounts the story of one of Europe’s richest and most hotly-disputed industrial territories
The Story of England: The End of the Saxon Kingdom
Arthur Bryant looks at how “The Bones of Shire and State” were formed before the Normans came.
Attitudes to Agincourt
The enmity between England and France is an ancient one. But the museum dedicated to a famous English victory offers hope for future relations between the two countries, writes Stephen Cooper.
Before the Fall Out
Roger Hudson examines a photograph from 1920 taken on the eve of a profound split on the French Left.
French Election: The Shadow of the Dark Years
Chris Millington says we shouldn’t be surprised by the Front national’s show of strength in the recent French elections.
Queen Isabella: A Gothic Tale
Derek Wilson looks at the life of a French princess, who married and helped depose an English king during a tumultuous period of Anglo-French relations that was to end in the Hundred Years War.
Premiere of L’après-midi d’un faune
Modern dance was born with the premiere of L'apres-midi d'un faune on May 29th, 1912.
Napoleon The Man
Gemma Betros asks what kind of person Napoleon really was.