The Empire Behind the Lines
Michael Broers explores the measures and restrictions imposed by Napoleon on his many subjects and how, within the boundaries of the Empire, they responded to his rule.
Napoleonic Era
Napoleon and Europe
The Spirit of the Age or The Scourge of Nations? Jeremy Black sets the scene for our major series on the impact of Napoleon on Europe.
Napoleon: The Myth
A.D. Harvey looks at the enduring myth surrounding one of history’s ‘Great Men’, and how he dominated the nineteenth-century imagination outside France.
Napoleon For and Against...and Beyond
John Dunne follows historians along the trail signposted by Geyl fifty years ago.
A Sympathetic Ear: Napoleon, Elba and the British
Was Napoleon's escape from his first exile unwittingly aided by his erstwhile opponents from Albion? Katharine MacDonogh weighs up the enigmatic response that certain British citizens showed towards their imperial prisoner.
Napoleon in Russia: Saviour or Anti-Christ?
Janet Hartley discusses the mixed responses of Russia's populations to Napoleon's great gamble on an invasion and the part they played in the eventual French catastrophe.
Musee Napoleon Premier, Fontainebleau
Philip Mansel pays tribute to the Musée Napoleon Premier.