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How Napoleon went from ‘Cannibal’ to ‘Majesty’ in 20 days

13th March 2024 Going Postal 1788 Comments

In French history, the period from March 1 to March 20, 1815 is known as Le Vol de l’Aigle: the Flight of the Eagle. The Eagle, of course, was Napoleon – the diminutive Corsican whose [more…]

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Sabrage, or how to show off at parties

31st August 2022 Going Postal 2964 Comments

You have all seen old Hollywood movies showing Napoleonic cavalry officers celebrating by cutting the tops off of champagne bottles. The name for this is sabrage. As with most things in movies there is some [more…]

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Every Picture Tells a Story

3rd February 2021 Going Postal 3503 Comments

Puffins, Puffins, pay attention, please. Free time is over, so put away your things and we are going to have a nice story, so gather over here, make a circle on the floor all around [more…]

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