World Civ-French Rev & Napoleon Archives - Daniel Aaron Lazar Fri, 12 Jun 2020 17:25:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 STW Podcast: Napoleon https://daniellazar.com/2020/05/12/stw-podcast-napoleon/ Tue, 12 May 2020 20:36:01 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5946 Tom Sutcliffe discusses Napoleon with historians Andrew Roberts, Sudhir Hazareesingh and Jenny Uglow and musicologist Gavin Plumley.

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]]> German Caricatures of Napoleon's Army "In Shambles" https://daniellazar.com/2013/05/14/german-caricatures-of-napoleons-army-in-shambles-2/ Tue, 14 May 2013 18:35:36 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4434 While Napoleon Bonaparte waged war across the continent in the early 19th century, European satirists living in countries threatened by his encroachments represented his progress in a flood of caricatures. These prints, published in French-occupied Germany in 1813, depict a parade of ragged French soldiers. Some are mounted on sorry-looking horses, some are missing limbs, and most … Continue reading German Caricatures of Napoleon's Army "In Shambles" →

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]]> Napoleon… the theme park? https://daniellazar.com/2013/02/28/napoleon-the-theme-park/ Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:03:22 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4320 Plans are afoot to build a theme park based on the life and times of the French leader Napoleon Bonaparte. Far from being the whim of a madcap entrepreneur, it is an entirely serious project with the backing of government, tourism officials and the Bonaparte family.

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]]> Short Sources on Napoleon https://daniellazar.com/2013/02/28/short-sources-on-napoleon/ Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:00:18 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4318 FOUR VIEWS ON NAPOLEON A SOLDIER’S LETTERS HOME NEWSPAPER HEADLINES ENTRIES FROM THE DIARY OF NAPOLEON CARTOONS FROM THE NAPOLEONIC ERA

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]]> Advice (Not Taken) for the French Revolution from America https://daniellazar.com/2013/02/28/advice-not-taken-for-the-french-revolution-from-america/ Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:15:31 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4292 In 1789, at the onset of the French Revolution, that American model was France’s for the taking—she had helped pay for it, and Frenchmen had fought and died for it. When the French set about drafting a constitution and establishing unfamiliar political and judicial institutions, advice and wisdom from thoughtful Americans might have been highly … Continue reading Advice (Not Taken) for the French Revolution from America →

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]]> Napoleon: The Good Soldier https://daniellazar.com/2013/02/28/napoleon-the-good-soldier/ Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:08:47 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4280 The New Yorkers’ Adam Gopnick’s take on Napoleon.

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]]> But did lice kill Napoleon's quest for hegemony? https://daniellazar.com/2013/01/01/but-did-lice-kill-napoleons-quest-for-hegemony/ Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:30:51 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4065 History has taught us that Napoleon, in his invasion of Russia in 1812, marched into Moscow with his army largely intact and retreated only because the citizens of Moscow burned three-fourths of the city, depriving the army of food and supplies. The harsh Russian winter then devastated the army as it retreated. The Russians’ victory, … Continue reading But did lice kill Napoleon's quest for hegemony? →

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]]> Lecture & Documents: The Congress of Vienna https://daniellazar.com/2012/09/05/lecture-documents-the-congress-of-vienna/ Wed, 05 Sep 2012 09:11:28 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=3771 Here is my brief lecture which briefly discusses and assesses the Congress of Vienna Four from Prince Klemens von Metternich: Memorandum to Tsar Alexander I, 1820 Political Confession of Faith, 1820 Selections from Memoirs On the Death of Emperor Francis, 1835 The Carlsbad Decrees, 1819 Edmund Burke (1729-1797): Reflections on the Revolution in France, 1791, moderate … Continue reading Lecture & Documents: The Congress of Vienna →

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]]> The Napoleonic Experience https://daniellazar.com/2012/08/30/3750/ Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:44:29 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=3750 Napoleon created a new form of government in France, reshaped the boundaries of Europe, and influenced revolutionaries and nationalists the world over. Since his first days in power he aroused controversies that continue today. Was he a true son of the Enlightenment who modernized French government and brought the message of equality under the law … Continue reading The Napoleonic Experience →

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]]> How To Make a Revolution https://daniellazar.com/2012/07/01/how-to-make-a-revolution/ Sun, 01 Jul 2012 14:57:49 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=3697 Every revolution is unique. But the men and women who brought down Slobodan Miloševi? are willing to show you how. This article is excerpted from William J. Dobson’s book, The Dictator’s Learning Curve: Inside the Global Battle for Democracy.

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