Macron remembers Toussaint Louverture

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. 

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.

"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.

Gouverneur Morris papers

 The American Philosophical Society blog publishes an article on the Gouverneur Morris papers by their editor Melanie Randolph Miller (17th April).

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.

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.  

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.

Nicolas Chamfort (article)

 The latest edition of Philosophy Now includes a summary biography of the aphorist Nicolas Chamfort by  the late Martin Jenkins.

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.

Voltaire and Mme Denis

 The Voltaire Foundation blog features an essay by Nicolas Cronk on the relationship between Voltaire and Mme Denis.

PBS / BBC M.-A. biopic...again

According to a new article on the website Biography.com "Marie Antoinette Series Portrays the Queen as a Feminist Icon, But Some Historians Disagree" -  something of an understatement, it seems!  

More on the Robespierre letter

A petition has been published in Le Monde by the historian Loris Chavanette to save for the nation the manuscript letter from Robespierre to Danton auctioned on 12th March.