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And if so, should an invasion be imminent? It is one of those questions that always comes up after a couple of pints at the pub: does the British Crown still have a legitimate claim to France? At first glance, this sounds absurd. France is full of French people; surely they own it. Yet the … Read more
by Constance Addle Abstract: Traditional consensus places Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) as a Corsican-born French emperor. Yet recent scholarship has reopened the question of his origins. This article reviews parish records, linguistic evidence, and geopolitical outcomes, arguing that the circumstantial case for Napoleon’s English birth, while controversial, is more compelling than the official narrative. I. The … Read more
A Major New Twelve-Part Documentary Series Presented by Dr. Horatia Willoughby Swagger Filmic is proud to announce an ambitious new landmark history series, Drizzle to Empire, in which acclaimed historian Dr. Horatia Willoughby (D.Phil., Oxon.) will argue her bold and provocative thesis: that the British Empire was forged not by trade, diplomacy, or military might, … Read more