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Hundred Days The Hundred Days refers to the second reign of French Emperor Napoleon I, who unexpectedly returned from exile to reclaim the French throne. It encompasses Napoleon’s triumphant return to Paris on 20 March 1815, his climactic defeat at the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June, and the restoration of King Louis XVIII on 8 July, a period of 110 days. Continue reading…
18th June 1815, the Battle of Waterloo; the armies of the seventh coalition under the Duke of Wellington, and the Prussian army under Field Marshal von Blücher, totalling 118,000 troops face the French army of 73,000 under Napoleon Bonaparte in Belgium. The last battle of the Napoleonic Wars, which had ravaged Europe and had been fought across the world since 1803; ends with Napoleon’s defeat in a hardwon and carnage filled battle, with Wellington stating, ‘believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won’. The battle stayed in the public imagination for a hundred years, ensuring relative peace in Europe until the first world war. The armies of Wellington and Blücher lost 22,000 dead or wounded, with Napoleon’s armies losing 24,000 to 26,000. Human remains were still visible upon the battlefield for at least a year after. The site also became a place of salvage for the teeth of the dead, with thousands being made into dentures, known as ‘Waterloo teeth’. Four days after the battle Napoleon abdicated, and was eventually exiled to the British island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. 20th June 1743, birth of radical English poet, essayist teacher and writer Anna Laetitia Barbauld. Outspoken at a time when women were considered ignorant of politics, Barbauld not only expressed political opinions, but also vehemently published them, and also enlightenment poetry which contributed to the development of British Romanticism, alongside William Wordworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. A supporter of the abolition of slavery, she published works in support of William Wilberforce In 1791. In 1812 she published ‘Eighteen Hundred and Eleven’, (Continued in the comments) #battleofwaterloo #battleofwaterloo1815 #napoleonicwars #napoleónbonaparte #arthurwellesley #waterloo #19thcentury #19thcenturyhistory #18thcentury #18thcenturyhistory #samueltaylorcoleridge #williamwordsworth #frenchrevolution #historicaltarot #regencygothic #tarotillustration #tarotart #tarotartist #historicalillustration #deathcard #deathtarot #deathtarotcard #annalaetitiabarbauld #romanticism #romanticismart #tarotillustration #tarotcards #tarotcardsdeck https://www.instagram.com/p/CQRKNQlHkFm/?utm_medium=tumblr
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New Post has been published on http://www.tiggerreviews.com/you-cant-dance-when-soldiers-are-approaching/ You can’t dance when soldiers are approaching This historical story is set in Brussels just before the time of the Battle of Waterloo, June 1815 Allied forces, consisting of British, Dutch, Belgian and German soldiers, thwarted the attempts of European domination by the French general and emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte. This battle marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815), Waterloo was the definitive battle for Wellington and and Napoleon and the war which took the lives of 5 million people. See: https://booksgosocial.com/2019/10/29/the-regency-decade-1815-part-one-waterloo/ This site tells us a little about what was happening in Brussels from 1812 after until just before the Battle and the novel continues with this society as its backdrop. There was a social whirl that ex-pat Britons and their Continental compatriots enjoyed, including of course, the Officers from the Allied Forces – who were very dashing and usually of a high social rank as such rank was purchased for the young family scions. So against this background we have the story of a small family struggling with poverty but well-bred and distantly related to those with more money and titles. It was common amongst the better off in English society to take in poorer relatives and help them either to launch themselves into Society, or to find suitable employment. Here we have a child with rheumatic fever, which of course is serious even today and then could easily kill or leave sufferers with heart conditions. Whilst this disease is now rare, in the late eighteenth century it was more common and also becoming recognised as a result of streptococcal infections that include pharyngitis, impetigo, and scarlet fever but rarely recognised as the continuum of these illnesses. It becomes Rheumatic Fever when it begins to affect the organs. Scarlet fever seems to occur in waves and thus rheumatic fever follows. Part of the storyline involved the game of Piquet and gambling. Piquet is a card game rarely played these days, it is a 2 player game with 32 cards. Similar to whist it has card combinations and tricks but where the object is to reach 100 points within 6 deals. If you fail to reach 100 then you are penalised. I guess you gamble on winning the 100 points. There is a set of complicated instructions about being called the Elder or the Younger that you can obtain if you really want to play by a gentleman called David Parlett. Interestingly the rules now played were not established until much later in the 19th century than this book is set even though the game started in the 16 th century. You can also buy sets of Piquet cards. I liked this story. It was complex and long enough to develop the characters and their situation and imbed it into a historical context. The style was easy to read and flowed well.
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Battle of Waterloo The Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815) was the last major engagement of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815), fought by a French army under Emperor Napoleon I (r. 1804-1814; 1815) against two armies of the Seventh Coalition. Waterloo resulted in the end of both Napoleon’s career and the First French Empire and is often considered one of history’s most important battles. Continue reading…
Saw the film recently so today seemed a good day to post about it. The most impressive aspect is the battle scenes. The lack of cgi makes them very realistic, with the 17,000 soviet soldiers and 1500 horses used making for an extraordinary spectacle. Unfortunately the other narrative is a bit lumbering and whilst Christopher Plummer does OK as Wellington, Rod Steiger struggles with Naploeon’s rather melodramatic scenes. Still worth seeing for the battle scenes I think, and I saw it on TV so it must look great on bluray - even if it does remind us 205 years later just how viscerally brutal 19th century battles were. .. . . . . . . . . #waterloomovie #waterloofilm #battleofwaterloo #battleofwaterloo1815 #rodsteiger #christopherplummer #napoleon #napoleonbonaparte #wellington #dukeofwellington #cgi https://www.instagram.com/p/CBlbx5QlhNx/?igshid=1kakzxj6jelm
Hundred Days The Hundred Days refers to the second reign of French Emperor Napoleon I, who unexpectedly returned from exile to reclaim the French throne. It encompasses Napoleon’s triumphant return to Paris on 20 March 1815, his climactic defeat at the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June, and the restoration of King Louis XVIII on 8 July, a period of 110 days. Continue reading…
On the 205th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, we bring you a shelfie of dreams… Check out the Battle of Waterloo category on our website for many many more books covering this battle. • What are your Waterloo reading recommendations? 👀📚🤓 • #OnThisDay #1815 #Waterloo205 #Waterloo #BattleOfWaterloo #Shelfie #History #MilitaryHistory #Military #Bookstagram #ReadMore #BooksToRead #Bookworm #RecommendedReading #OTDIH #RecommendedBooks #OTD #PenAndSword #LoveBooks #PenAndSwordBooks (at Pen and Sword Books) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBkt6KaJuME/?igshid=8dumvo618isv
https://www.thehistoricalfictioncompany.com/post/making-sense-of-napoleon I was delighted to be asked to write a guest blog for the Historical Fiction Company about Napoleon and my first novel in The Richard Davey Chronicles, Needing Napoleon. I hope you enjoy it!
Framed And Glazed Commemorative Trafalgar / Waterloo Brass Snuff Box Lid #battleoftrafalgar #battleofwaterloo #commemorative #snuffbox #19thcentury #antiques #rareantiques #commemorativeantiques #collectibles #collectables #antiqueshop #horationelson #lordnelson #nelson #dukeofwellington #wellington https://www.instagram.com/p/CasiltHokuS/?utm_medium=tumblr
Spot the missing volume! We have a special offer on this collection of DVDs by the lovely people at Battlefield History TV. There are 4 DVDs in total, volume 4 is called Victory and Pursuit. - We are currently offering all 4 for only £40, check out the banner on our website homepage for more info! 📀😍💸 • #Waterloo #BattleOfWaterloo #1815 #Napoleon #NapoleonicWar #Military #History #WaterlooCollection #DVD #BundleOffer #MilitaryHistory #SpecialOffer #BHTV #GiftIdea #Recommended #PenAndSword (at Pen and Sword Books) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBi82ktpWDJ/?igshid=zf2ligcal4l
Happily spending my day going over the proofs for Jaspa’s Journey 3: Jaspa’s Waterloo! I’m very excited that the third book in the series will be available soon! #BiggerBucket #JaspasJourney #JaspasWaterloo #thejourneycontinues #waterloo #belgium #battleofwaterloo (at New Dundee, Ontario)
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