Laura O’Brien
Laura O’Brien is a cultural historian of modern France, and a senior lecturer in the Department of Humanities at Northumbria University. She is currently working on a book about theatrical and cinematic representations of Napoleon.
The new Musée Carnavalet brings the history of Paris bang up to date
The museum devoted to the history of the Paris is itself an important part of that history – so it’s a relief that so many of its quirks remain
13 Dec 2021
The celebrity horse that’s putting Napoleon in the shade
Hanging a plastic skeleton of Napoleon’s favourite horse above his tomb may not be as wildly inappropriate as it seems
6 May 2021
Podcast
The Masterpiece podcast: episode three
This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites
How the Marquis de Sade became a pillar of the French establishment
The state has just shelled out €4million for the libertine’s most notorious work – how times have changed