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Napoleon’s pistols gifted after Waterloo expected to fetch £14,000 at auction

A pair of pistols that were presented by Napoleon six weeks after his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo are being sold at auction. They were made by Boutet of Versaillles (Paris) and bear the marks for 1798 to 1809. They were presented to Captain ...

22 Nov 2024 at 10:12

Movies

Ridley Scott’s Napoleon would have been better with more facts, says historian

Military historian Lord Andrew Roberts has said that Ridley Scott could have told a “better story” by filming a more accurate biopic of Napoleon. The film, starring Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon Bonaparte, has been criticised for moments that did ...

26 Nov 2023 at 11:49

Local News

"My connection and love of Derry will never waiver" - Cliona O'Hara

Cliona O’Hara left Ireland for America at 18 years old with nothing, just a dream, and goal to unite with her mom and create the American dream, she is now a millionaire working with top leaders in the Personal Development industry around the ...

26 Aug 2024 at 14:33

Napoleon’s hat sells for 1.9 million euro at auction

World

Napoleon’s hat sells for 1.5 million euro at auction

A faded and cracked felt hat worn by Napoleon Bonaparte has fetched 1.9 million euro (£1.66m) at an auction of the French emperor’s belongings. The signature black hat — one of a handful still in existence that Napoleon wore when he ruled ...

19 Nov 2023 at 20:55

Waterloo general and Kilkenny man Sir Denis Pack revealed in new book

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New book out on Waterloo general and Kilkenny man Sir Denis Pack

A new book on a Kilkenny man who fought at Waterloo and was one of Wellington’s leading generals is to hit the shelves in the coming weeks. The story of Denis Pack, born in Kilkenny in 1774 is just like a Bernard Cornwall novel that has ...

17 Apr 2022 at 19:33

Scotland

Napoleon’s post-mortem examination report to go on display for first time

The post-mortem examination report on French general and statesman Napoleon Bonaparte is set to go on public display for first time later this month. The document detailing the first emperor of France’s cause of death will go on show ...

19 Oct 2023 at 13:23

Diamond jewel abandoned by Napoleon at Battle of Waterloo to go up for sale

A diamond jewel owned and abandoned by Napoleon Bonaparte after the Battle of Waterloo will go up for auction for the first time. The brooch, made of nearly 100 diamonds, was left behind after the emperor fled Waterloo’s battlefield ...

24 Oct 2025 at 10:24

Local News

Derry Girl Cliona O'Hara returns having followed her dreams

10 Aug 2024 at 16:33

Napoleonic prisoner of war camp buried under field bought from farmer

A Napoleonic prisoner of war camp buried under a field in Cambridgeshire has been bought by a trust with the intention of preserving it as a historic site. Norman Cross, the world’s first purpose-built prisoner of war camp, was ...

12 Jun 2025 at 00:01

World

One of Napoleon’s signature hats to be auctioned in France

One of the signature broad, black bicorne hats that Napoleon Bonaparte wore when he ruled 19th-century France and waged war in Europe is expected to fetch upwards of 600,000 euros (£525,000) at an auction. Other history-laden ...

17 Nov 2023 at 17:23

Britain’s brass bands ‘older than thought’ and could date to Napoleonic War

‘Britain’s brass bands older than thought and invented Napoleonic War soldiers’

Britain’s brass bands are older than previously thought and were invented by soldiers from the Napoleonic Wars, a new study has found. The findings challenge the widely held belief that brass bands originated with coal ...

30 Oct 2024 at 07:20

Local News

Waterford author pens book on Waterloo General Sir Denis Pack

A new book on a man who fought at Waterloo and was one of Wellington’s leading generals is to hit the shelves in the coming weeks. The story of Denis Pack, born in Kilkenny in 1774 is just like a Bernard Cornwall ...

20 Apr 2022 at 18:33

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