he Napoleonic Wars a series of conflicts fought across Europe between T180315 saw Britain and France wrestle for European supremacy. It is an era of history that saw the meteoric rise and fall of one of historys most divisive figures: Napoleon Bonaparte. For this months Essential Guide, weve enlisted the help of Dr Michael Rapport to examine the Napoleonic Wars in more detail from the contrasting leadership styles of Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington, to the battles of Waterloo and Trafalgar. Turn to page 27 to get started. Elsewhere, we explore some of the most extraordinary events and surprising coincidences that took place concurrently across the globe (page 51). We also investigate the life of Sherpa Tenzing Norgay who, in 1953, reached the summit of Mount Everest with Edmund Hillary (page 20), examine what might have happened had Britain not cracked the Enigma Code in World War II (page 64), and introduce five fascinating women from science history that youve (probably) never heard of (page 24).
Plus, as Wembley Stadium celebrates its 100th anniversary, we share some of the many events held at the site over the past century from football finals to Live Aid (page 58), and examine one of Dante Gabriel Rossettis most famous works (page 56).
See you next month!
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