Comments on: Napoleone Buonoparte d. 5 May, 1821

By: CRAIG

CRAIG — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:57:02 +0000

I was in Paris on May 5 this year and went to Napoleon’s tomb to see if there would be any events commemorating his death. It was closed that day! It was the first Monday of the month; Les Invalides, the Musee d’Armee and Napoleon’s tomb are all closed on the first Monday of each month, even when it falls on the day of Napoleon’s death. I was quite surprised. I expected more pomp.

I was startled to see Napoleon for Dummies (in French) on sale at the bookstore of the Musee Carnavalet during my trip. Way to go David!

And finally, I was out for a walk one evening during my trip and was also startled to come upon a statue of Marshal Michel Ney at the intersection of the Boulevard St. Michel and the Boulevard Montparnasse. All four sides of the base of the statue contained a list of all the battles/engagements he was involved in. Paris is a city full of surprises, which is one reason I love to visit.

By: Cameron

Cameron — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:24:51 +0000

Thanks El Jefe. I wrote it that way because when he died he was on British soil and that was how he was referred to.

By: El Jefe Maximo

El Jefe Maximo — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 21:26:23 +0000

You have a great site…but I was rather surprised to see this post labeled . . .”Napoleone Buonaparte” rather than, say, “Napoléon I” or even just “Napoléon.” Sir Hudson Lowe’s ghost is no doubt smirking someplace (possibly with that Pozzo di Borgo nearby).

By: J. David Markham

J. David Markham — Fri, 11 May 2007 03:50:32 +0000

Oh, Rob, so impatient! We try to give you time to savor each episode! To rush through all of this would be to do it an injustice. Worse, it would force me to start working on getting up to snuff on Caesar or the French Revolution. If I stall long enough, I’ll be retired when we get to those topics and I’ll have more time! But we are going to try to pick up the pace a little bit, maybe every two weeks or so.

Cheers,

David

By: Cameron

Cameron — Tue, 08 May 2007 05:37:34 +0000

One is tentatively scheduled for this week Rob! Thanks for keeping us on track!

By: rob

rob — Tue, 08 May 2007 01:45:09 +0000

hey cam, been a few weeks since the last show with Mr Markham. any time frame on when you guys will be doing the next episode.

I know your a busy man but im just so keen to hear the final years of Napoleons life.

By: Cameron

Cameron — Sun, 06 May 2007 22:06:33 +0000

Either that or I’m just working too hard! I actually had a great time hosting Pam and Fraser on G’Day World. I love talking about physics almost as much as talking about Napoleon!

By: Antonio

Antonio — Sun, 06 May 2007 21:34:40 +0000

Cameron,

I was surprised hearing your name while listening to the last astronomy podcast show! The world is full of coincidences!

Antonio

Lisbon, Portugal