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Napoleonic Wars labelled as part of ‘queer history’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Napoleonic Wars have been cited as a part of “queer history” in an article written for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), The...
Army shrinks below 73,000 troops for first time since Napoleonic era
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThe number of soldiers has fallen by some 27,500 since 2010 - HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP The number British...
Global debt hasn’t been this bad since the Napoleonic Wars, says World Economic Forum president
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoThe massive volumes of debt piling up around the globe forced the president of the World Economic...
What ‘Bridgerton’ gets right — and wrong — about the Regency Era
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 1 month agoLuke Newton as Colin Bridgerton, Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington in episode 302 of...
Huzza! How the ‘British cheer’ helped Army to victory over the French
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoGenerations of military historians have overlooked the importance of the “British cheer” in the...
In Pictures: History buffs get fired up for festival
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoThe largest festival in the UK dedicated entirely to history has been held in Wiltshire. The Chalke Valley History Festival ran from June 20 and covered...
Grant Shapps defends troop cuts as UK soldiers have a ‘can-do’ attitude
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 months agoGrant Shapps sets out his future vision for the defence of the UK at a speech at Lancaster House -...
The Army is shrinking - but would Labour make it any bigger?
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 weeks ago[Getty Images] Sir Keir Starmer has been outlining how the UK would be "fit to fight" under a Labour...
Ridley Scott’s First Napoleonic Epic Came Out 46 Years Ago — and Cost Under a Million Dollars
Indiewire via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAs "Napoleon" marches across the world's movie theatres, look back at the movie that set in motion...
More people left British military than joined last year, official figures show
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoJust over 11,000 people signed up to the Armed Forces in the past year - but 15,000 left - Andrew...