History Painting: ‘Capture of Joan of Arc’ by Adolf-Alexander Dillens, circa 1850.
You’ve all heard of the story of France’s national heroine, nicknamed ‘The maid of Orleans’ and how she rode atContinue Reading
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History’s Willing Advocate: Q & A with The Freelance History Writer.
The revival in the interest in history has exploded over the last ten years since the advent of amazing blog/websiteContinue Reading
Joan of Arc: The Maid of Orleans.
Joan of Arc, wearing a breastplate and brandishing her banner, rode at the head of the uncrowned Charles VII’s armyContinue Reading
The Napoleonic Art of War.
To outline properly the scope of Napoleon’s military tactics we would need more than a limited understanding of military history.Continue Reading
The Napoleonic Code.
Napoleon wasn’t the first French leader who saw the need to thoroughly overhaul and unify the laws of France. AsContinue Reading
The Coronation of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French.
Who would have thought a relatively obscure Corsican by the name of Napoleon Bounaparte, would rise to prominence during theContinue Reading
The 1910 Great Flood of Paris.
In the last week of January 1910, the Seine River flooded the city of Paris and its surrounding neighborhoods causingContinue Reading
Napoleon and Josephine, Love Letters and Angst!
Most people have undoubtedly expressed their love for someone in their life. Sometimes love is out of reach, but oftenContinue Reading
Rearview Mirror 