tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post6570326417565107568..comments2024-03-26T17:38:35.264+00:00Comments on Catherine Curzon: Marengo ~ Myth or Nineteenth Century Rip-Off?Catherine Curzonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-52366219533438962042022-07-22T21:59:06.855+01:002022-07-22T21:59:06.855+01:00One might say that if Marengo didn't actually ...One might say that if Marengo didn't actually exist - which in the absence of any written evidence in French sources that he did seems quite plausible - nineteenth century Britain would have had to invent him. The "myth" of the emperor on a white steed is the quintessence of imperial authority. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02934727321472444099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-62526809761316118852015-07-11T19:04:25.734+01:002015-07-11T19:04:25.734+01:00Oh, now that's an interesting theory!Oh, now that's an interesting theory!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-24744800671065608612015-07-11T16:53:47.270+01:002015-07-11T16:53:47.270+01:00Could not Marengo have been Napoleon's nicknam...Could not Marengo have been Napoleon's nickname for the horse he happened to be riding during that battle? That could explain why the books did not show it. (Napoleon changed Josephine's name, too-why not a horse?)Lauren Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02938146663557663891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-38051000708243094772015-07-10T22:37:00.069+01:002015-07-10T22:37:00.069+01:00HEA's are the only way!HEA's are the only way!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-35472437427004849842015-07-10T21:30:27.880+01:002015-07-10T21:30:27.880+01:00Fascinating !! I will always go for the HEA too :)...Fascinating !! I will always go for the HEA too :)<br />Both anthology's were very good and a great price for the collections. I also still really want to take Hugo home with me ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693522013516047080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-70655494804709994232015-07-09T08:13:03.138+01:002015-07-09T08:13:03.138+01:00I prefer to remember his happy ever after, too!I prefer to remember his happy ever after, too!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-25255320359411664702015-07-09T00:59:43.996+01:002015-07-09T00:59:43.996+01:00What, no Marengo? Impossible! I agree, it's ni...What, no Marengo? Impossible! I agree, it's nice to think of the grand old horse living happily ever after. Interesting to hear he was a pony! Of course, Arab horses are small...Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.com