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Adam Zamoyski
Izabela Czartoryska
Writing the story of the indomitable Polish Princess, Izabela the Valiant.
Izabela Czartoryska The joy of taking on a subject not previously covered by historians is that one can approach it with an open mind, uncovering and assessing virgin sources like an archaeologist. With subjects such as the Congress of Vienna or Napoleon one struggles...
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Historians & Hollywood
Historians have been keen to give their opinions on the latest Napoleon movie.
Yet another film on Napoleon and, inevitably it seems, yet more myths are added to the old. As Simon Schama nicely observed, Ridley Scott and his ilk are not content with ‘just making films about Napoleon so much as climbing into his saddle, beguiled by the siren song...
Napoleon’s Invasion of Russia with Adam Zamoyski
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No Fool Like an Old Fool: Kissinger on Ukraine
Kissinger's latest comments are just the most recent of his inaccuracies.
Kissinger on Ukraine In his doctoral thesis, published in 1957 as A World Restored. Metternich, Castlereagh and the Problems of Peace 1812-1822, Henry Kissinger put up a strong defence of the settlement reached at the Congress of Vienna. He argued that as there could...
Narodnost: Russia and Nationalism
Putin's jingoistic approach to history has its roots in the mid 19th century
I wish I could remember which German chancellor it was who said that the Russians’ idea of a secure frontier is one with Russian soldiers on both sides of it. The present war, and indeed all the sabre-rattling along the Russia’s frontier with the Baltic republics over...
Historical Parallels
Politicians' use of history always comes back to bite them, much like the Continental System.
Historical Parallels I like it when current affairs start ringing historical bells, and the former French ambassador to the UK Sylvie Bermann came up with a real clanger recently when she averred that the consequence of Brexit was to bring together 27 countries in a...
Napoleon a Warmonger?
The popular accusation against Napoleon was that he was a warmonger. Not so says Adam Zamoyski.
Author's Note: This morning (Sat 9th January, 2021) on Radio 4 I heard ‘On this day in 1799 William Pitt introduced Income Tax for the first time, in order to fund the war against Napoleon.’ Fact: on 9 January 1799 this country was at war with the French Republic, and...