Last Thursday (27th April) President Macron paid tribute to Toussaint Louverture on the 175th anniversary of France's abolition of slavery. He laid a wreath in the cell in Château de Joux (in the Jura Mountains) where Toussaint died in prison.
Saturday 29 April 2023
Friday 28 April 2023
Duchess of Angoulême at the Chapelle expiatoire
An exhibition on the Duke and Duchess of Angoulême runs at the Chapelle expiatoire from 22nd April to 17th September.
Monday 24 April 2023
"Chevalier" - first reactions
The film Chevalier, which stars Kelvin Harrison as the Black musician Chevalier Saint-Georges, went on general release in the United States and Canada. on 21st April. The release date for the UK is 9th June.
Wednesday 19 April 2023
Gouverneur Morris papers
The American Philosophical Society blog publishes an article on the Gouverneur Morris papers by their editor Melanie Randolph Miller (17th April).
Tuesday 18 April 2023
Louis-Sébastien Mercier (upcoming book)
Bucknell University Press announces Michael J. Mulryan's upcoming book, Louis Sébastien Mercier: Revolution and reform in eighteenth-century Paris. Expected publication September 15, 2023.
Monday 17 April 2023
The Robespierre Legend (book)
A newly published book by Marion Pouffary, Robespierre, monstre ou héros? adds to the growing literature on the posthumous reputation of Robespierre.
Saturday 15 April 2023
Napoleon movies....
Ridley Scott's forthcoming blockbuster Napoleon has been given an official release date in November 2023. At the cinema and on Apple TV.
Friday 14 April 2023
Nicolas Chamfort (article)
The latest edition of Philosophy Now includes a summary biography of the aphorist Nicolas Chamfort by the late Martin Jenkins.
Saturday 8 April 2023
The Royal family at the Tuileries (Exhibition)
An exhibition on Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette at the Tuileries during the Revolution runs at the National Archives in Paris from 29th March to 6th November.