May 5th this year sees the 200th anniversary of Napoleon's death.I wonder if the event will be marked and if so how?I for one will certainly mark the day somehow, at the very least by raising a glass of Gevrey Chambertin [or 2] to his memory. Paul
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https://fondationnapoleon.org/2021-annee-napoleon-livres-documentaires-films-videos-jeunesse/
The Paris army museum plans a larger exhibition - check https://www.musee-armee.fr/au-programme/expositions/detail/napoleon-nest-plus.html for further information ... I heard from Yves Martin, that objects from several other collections will be shown there.
Greetings from Berlin
Markus Stein
I will wear black cloths to mourn that the French Republic was betrayed.
There is a trust doing its best to organise events and commemorations despite the pandemic: Heritage Charity | The British Napoleonic Bicentenary Trust | England (napoleon200.org)