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EXPLORE HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Discover the Stories That Shaped Our World<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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ARTICLES AND BLOGS<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Explore original historical research, fascinating articles and thought-provoking blogs covering a wide range of historical periods, events and individuals. Discover contributions from historians, researchers and history enthusiasts.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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TALKING HISTORY<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Discover history through engaging videos, historical discussions and fascinating stories from the past. Talking History brings historical events, remarkable individuals and important moments to life.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

WATCH & LISTEN HERE<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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SHARE YOUR HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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SUBMIT YOUR BLOG OR ARTICLE FOR POSSIBLE PUBLICATION ON THE UNCHARTED PAST<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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This Week’s Snippet in History<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Coup d\u2019\u00c9tat du 18 Brumaire an VIII<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Did you know that <\/strong>in this week in 1799, Napoleon Bonaparte helped stage a coup d\u2019\u00e9tat that led to the fall of the French Directory? Established in November 1795, the Directory was the legislative body that replaced the National Convention. It was composed of two chambers, the Council of 500 and the Council of Elders, and had a five-man directory at its head. Between 9 and 11 November, Napoleon, along with the abb\u00e9 Si\u00e9y\u00e8s, Lucien Bonaparte, Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-P\u00e9rigord, Jean-Jacques-R\u00e9gis de Cambac\u00e9r\u00e8s and Joseph Fouch\u00e9, tricked the Council of Elders into believing there was a conspiracy and declaring a state of emergency. After some initial resistance from the Elders, the councils, having been moved to Saint-Cloud, were surrounded by soldiers under the command of Napoleon and overthrown. This marked the beginning of the Consulate period, which lasted until 1804 when Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of France. Written by Sam Dobbie<\/span><\/p>\n

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For more information, see, for example:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7Robert B. Asprey, <\/span>The Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte<\/em> (2000) <\/span><\/p>\n

David A. Bell, <\/span>Napoleon: A Very Short introduction <\/em>(2018)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7Howard G. Brown, <\/span>Ending the French Revolution: Violence, Justice, and Repression from the Terror to Napoleon <\/em>(2006)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7Denis Woronoff, <\/span>The Thermidorian Regime and the Directory, 1794-1799 <\/em>(1984)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Image:<\/strong> <\/span>Coup d\u2019\u00c9tat du 18 Brumaire dans l\u2019Orangerie de Saint-Cloud<\/em>. Image by Domaine national de Saint-Cloud, sourced from Wikimedia Commons. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Reproduced without modification. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Beyond The Uncharted Past: Upcoming History, Learning & Opportunities<\/span><\/p>\n

Stay tuned… <\/span><\/p>\n

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