Napoleon: Man vs Myth

Join our panel of experts, including the co-editors of 'Napoleonic Objects and Their Afterlives', to get to the heart of who Napoleon Bonaparte really was.

This event is part of the National Army Museum’s Waterloo Week, marking the 210th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo.

Schedule

5.30pm – 'Who was Napoleon?' panel chat and Q&A 
6.30pm – Explore our Napoleonic handling collection or take a guided tour of the Museum’s galleries
7.00pm – Book talk and short Q&A with Dr Matilda Greig and Dr Nicole Cochrane
7.30pm – Event ends

About the speakers

Dr Matilda Greig is the National Army Museum’s Napoleonic historian. She has previously written about the autobiographies of Napoleon’s soldiers in her book 'Dead Men Telling Tales' (Oxford University Press, 2021) and is the co-editor of 'Napoleonic Objects & Their Afterlives' (Bloomsbury Academic, 2025), a book about how Napoleon’s memory has developed since his death through theatre, film, art and objects.

Dr Nicole Cochrane is an art historian and curator, specialising in the history of art, collecting and museums from the eighteenth century to the present day. She is currently Assistant Curator in Historic British Art (1790-1850) at Tate Britain. She has previously held positions at Hull Museums, Watts Gallery – Artists’ Village, the Royal Academy, and the Royal College of Music Museum, and is the co-editor of 'Napoleonic Objects & Their Afterlives'.