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Napoleonic

since 2025 › Feb › 26 (Wed) @ 18:15 UTC

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17 days ago

The Saragossa Manuscript review – cult Polish period-costume comedy is outrageous head-spinner

found 2025 › Nov › 19 (Wed) @ 13:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Wojciech Has’s slice of 1960s surrealism is set in 18th-century Spain, as an officer careens through farcical encounters and erotic episodes in a wild ride that could be a series of Monty Python sket…

45 days ago

‘Just extraordinary’: Louvre visitors marvel at jewellery heist as museum reopens

found 2025 › Oct › 22 (Wed) @ 14:30 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Apollo gallery remains closed as police investigate €88m robbery and director faces questioning over security

It is already, in a small way, Paris’s newest tourist attraction. “And on our right,” boom…

46 days ago

'Woke to blame for Louvre robbery': Female museum security chief accused of being a 'diversity hire' comes under fire as politicians say heist has made France 'the laughing stock of the world'

found 2025 › Oct › 21 (Tue) @ 09:25 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

The Louvre's head of security has been accused of being a diversity hire who put France's national treasures at risk, following the shocking heist of Napoleonic jewellery over the weekend.

47 days ago

London museum identifies black Waterloo veteran in rare 1821 painting ⊕

found 2025 › Oct › 21 (Tue) @ 04:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

‘Honourable’ bandsman Thomas James will feature in display at National Army Museum highlighting service of black soldiers in Napoleonic wars

He fought in the Napoleonic wars and is one of only nine Bl…

5 months ago

Still sport of the King: Windsor interest keeps Royal Ascot alive and kicking

found 2025 › Jun › 13 (Fri) @ 20:50 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

As attendances at other meetings decline, the monarch’s presence makes Ascot a soft power asset for Britain

Ascot will mark the 200th anniversary of the first Royal procession at its showpiece race me…

7 months ago

Carême review – a sexy French romp about a chef who’s too spicy to handle

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 05:20 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

It’s hard to resist this moreish story about Napoleon’s renegade pastry chef (who is also a spy). Orgies, opium and tantalising fun with whipped cream are all on the menu

Much like the desserts whippe…

8 months ago

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Keir Starmer wants to send forces to Ukraine. You and whose Army, mate?

found 2025 › Mar › 10 (Mon) @ 22:02 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

The military is at its lowest since the Napoleonic wars and we would struggle to deploy 5000. An RAF diversity drive has left us woefully short of pilots and there is also a shortage of planes.

9 months ago

Britain's disappearing armed forces: How UK's military has shrunk by nearly 200,000 since the height of the Cold War

found 2025 › Feb › 26 (Wed) @ 18:11 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

The RAF now has one of the smallest combat fleets in history, while the British Army looks set to drop below 70,000 for the first time since the Napoleonic era.

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