Waterloo and its legacy

When:
June 8, 2015 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
2015-06-08T18:30:00+01:00
2015-06-08T20:00:00+01:00
Where:
British Library
96 Euston Road
Kings Cross, London NW1 2DB
UK
Cost:
£8/£6/£5
Contact:
British Library - Kissley Leonor
+44 (0)1937 546546

Historians and writers discuss the Battle of Waterloo and its place in European memory

Shocking contemporaries and participants alike by the scale and carnage of the battle, Waterloo ended Napoleon’s imperial ambitions and helped to shape the political map of modern Europe. To commemorate the bicentenary of this momentous battle, leading academics and writers, in partnership with History Today, will discuss its legacy, from the forging of a British identity to the rise of a cult of Napoleon.