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1. 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...
2. 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 ~...
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. 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...
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. 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....
7. 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...
8. Interesting Affiliate Opportunity with Think and Grow Rich Think and Grow Rich ... since it’s introduction in 1937, millions of copies have been sold around the world. It still remains one of the top selling books of its kind and it has influenced millions of people to pursue their passion.
9. 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...
10. Pauline Bonaparte Pauline Bonaparte was considered by many to be Napoleon Bonaparte's favorite sister. Undoubtedly, she was a beauty of her time, at least in physical appearance. She had a son named Dermide by her first husband. She married into a wealthy family when...
11. 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 t...
12. 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...
13. Vintage toy soldiers Each epoch had it: toy soldiers. Even the ancient Egypts knew them. And each epoch also had its connoisseurs.
14. 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...
15. Best Lines from Napoleon Dynamite: My lips hurt real bad! The surprise hit of 2004.  You either love this movie or hate it.  If you love it, you love the quirkiness and the absurdity of the everyday.  If you love it, you are also probably hard pressed to come up with a list of the best lines...
16. The Prophecy of Orval In 1840 the French magazine L'Oracle published a story told by the baron of Manonville in his diary. During the Revolution, in May 1793, he and some other royalists were in the abbey of Orval, that belonged to the Austrian Netherlands and was situate...
17. 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...
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. 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...
20. Duke of Wellington The Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) was a famous British soldier and politician. He fought against the French in the Peninsula War in 1809-14, during which he succeeded in driving the French out of Spain and Portugal. In 1815 Wellington (in alliance...