Napoleon Bonaparte: Lessons in the tactics of power (and sex).
Talk by Jonathan Gosling (Hurricane 207) at Topsham Sailing Club, Tuesday 12th Jan. Bar the dinner from 6pm, talk at 8pm.
In a stunning career entwined with the creation of modern Europe, Napoleon gained and lost through his use of meritocracy, patronage, populism, fear, coup d’etat and inheritance. Illustrated through crucial events and personalities, Jonathan Gosling will show how these tactics have changed in modern times - and how they remain significant for those hungry for power.