More than 50 etchings from soldiers have been discovered on an English castle door in an “astonishing discovery,” including ...
Grotesque hangings, sailing ships and cups of wine: welcome to the work of the Napoleonic-era graffiti artist. Those are just some of the images and inscriptions left by soldiers on a newly ...
A detailed carving of a sailing ship, the date of the French revolution (1789), nine macabre depictions of hangings, and countless initials are just some of the fascinating graffiti found on a newly ...
Graffiti by 18th-century soldiers, thought to depict Napoleon being hanged, has been discovered at Dover Castle. It is among ...
More than 50 etchings from soldiers have been discovered on an English castle door in an “astonishing discovery,” including graffiti of what could depict the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte ...
Three significant dates are also inscribed onto the door, English Heritage said: 1789, the year of the French Revolution; 1798, a period of rebuilding in Dover Castle; and 1855, when changes were ...
Soldiers may have carved a picture of Napoleon being hanged as they killed time on guard duty at Dover Castle, while facing a ...