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1. Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor of France 1769-1821 One of the most brilliant individuals in history, Napoleon Bonaparte was a masterful soldier, an unequalled grand tactician and a superb administrator. He was also utterly ruthless, a dictator and, later in...
2. Ten Great War Movies My Grandfather fought in Europe in World War 2 and all things military stayed in his blood until he passed away. When I was young, my grandparents used to take care of me on Saturdays when my parents were working and I ended up watching loads of old...
3. Lewis & Clark Expedition The Lewis & Clark Expedition ~ how exciting! Doesn't it send tickles down your spine? A journey on the way across a broad new land! Who knows what they will see, who they will meet, what dangers await, which obstacles they may come across? The...
4. The French Revolution A series of revolutions have occured throughout the world during all of history. Groups of people seeing things differently have unfortunately ended in too much bloodshed. The French Revolutions is one of these wars that took a toll on many people ~...
5. Paul Delaroche Posters Prints Fine Art Hippolyte Delaroche, generally recognized as Paul Delaroche (July 17, 1797 - November 4, 1856) was a French painter from Paris. Delaroche was born into a affluent family and trained under neoclassical, romantic Painter Antoine-Jean Gros. Delaroche is...
6. NEWFOUNDLAND DOGS - 'beauty without vanity...' He is not trained to be noble and loyal - it is just part of his nature. And few dog breeds can equal the Newfoundland for courage. From the sinking of the Titanic to rescuing Napoleon, to heroism and death in the face of modern warfare; to the classic...
7. Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich Napoleon Hill (October 26, 1883 – November 8, 1970) is widely recognized as the founder of modern personal success literature. His most famous work, Think and Grow Rich, is one of the best-selling books of all time. Napoleon Hill was born into...
8. Historical Re-enactment Historical Re-enactment is a very popular hobby and there are many groups around the country offering the experience of almost any period in history: Dark Ages, Roman, Tudor, Civil War to name the ones that I've taken part in.  People take part i...
9. How To Open A Champagne Bottle With A Sword Do you want to impress? Would you like to show off in a restaurant? Do you find opening champagne bottles difficult? The noble art of Sabrage is a skill that is recognised in social circles around the world and one that once mastered entitles you to...
10. Josephine Bonaparte Josephine is perhaps best known today as wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. Josephine was born Marie Josephe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie in 1763. She married Alexandre de Beauharnais in 1779. From this first marriage, Josephine had two children, Eugene and...
11. Patrick O'Brian Patrick O'Brian  was an English author, specializing in hostorical novels that come very close to history books, as their details are very well researched. Now these great boooks are also available as downloadable audio books online: Patrick O'B...
12. Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was a French emperor and conqueror of Europe. He instituted many important reforms in education, law, and administration. Napoleon first rose to fame as a general during the French Revolution in the Revolutionary Wars....
13. The Rosetta Stone of Ancient Egypt Discovered near the town of Rosetta in 1799 by a soldier in Napoleon's army, the Rosetta Stone turned out to be the key to unlocking the lost language of the ancient Egyptians. The inscription on the Rosetta Stone is in three different scripts. The u...
14. Barbara Cartland's Book of Love and Lovers Whilst I was in my local charity shop, the other day I came across Barbara Cartland's Book of Love and Lovers whilst browsing the art book section. As a lover of high brow books I was delighted to find this little gem and wanted to share it with you...
15. Temeraire - a Dragon Defending England from Napoleon To learn more about the world of Temeraire - visit the official homepage! Pictured to the left is book #5 in the series, Victory of Eagles, just released in July 2008! I just finished reading it, and it is as amazing as the first four books in the s...
16. The Daily Joke - July 2008 Finding a way to bring more laughter into people's lives is a hobby of mine. I strongly believe that if we can find a way to laugh at the problems that life throws at us, that the day can pass much better than if we just allow the everyday routine to...
17. Vintage toy soldiers Each epoch had it: toy soldiers. Even the ancient Egypts knew them. And each epoch also had its connoisseurs.
18. The Temeraire Book Series It's the first decade of the 19th century. Great Britain is at war with France, struggling to hold back the Napoleanic Empire. In history as we know it, Britain's superior naval power foiled Napoleon's plans for a cross-channel invasion....
19. Toussaint L'Ouverture Toussaint L'Ouverture (1743-1803) was a Haitian patriot and revolutionary. He led the first successful black slave revolt against slavery in 1791. He forced the British and Spanish to withdraw from Haiti and by 1801 he gained control of Santo Doming...
20. Bernard Cornwell Bernard Cornwell  is an English historical novelist and author. Many of his great historical novels are now also available as downloadable audio books. You can listen to sample recording of the Bernhard Cornwell audio books here: Bernhard Cornwe...