Tag: waterloo
The Waterloo battlefield
A walk around the 1815 battlefield near Waterloo with a commentary on the key locations.
On the Prussian front
Napoleon’s return to prominence in 1815 was an ugly surprise to other Western European powers. The Battle of Waterloo decided the rest.
Elsewhere on MikePadgett.com …
Frida
Big-canvas biopic: a film full of colours that’s let down by a watery script.
- Originally published: 15 Aug 2007 in Film
After Dark
Not in the same league as Murakami’s best work. Not that his English language publisher would have you believe that.
- Originally published: 18 Sep 2008 in Books
Soggy Buxton
Rained off and browned off: a thrilling afternoon in the Derbyshire spa town.
- Originally published: 17 Jul 2007 in UK
Do you want advice with that?
Free motivational messages with my morning coffee.
- Originally published: 15 Jul 2011 in Humour
New city, new job
Having cleared the first hurdle in moving to Brussels, I’ve now managed to find gainful employment.
- Originally published: 24 Jun 2008 in Personalia
Who you gonna call?
Hello you, I'm Mike Padgett. I'm not a Princeton curator, Knoxville mayoral candidate, Kentuckian pastor or Arizona journalist, I just share the same name. In fact, I am a consultant working in user experience and information design.
I also enjoy travel, concerts, films and walking.
I'm originally from Yorkshire, England but nowadays I live in Belgium. My current favourite Belgian beer is Black Albert.
Shameless self-promotion
Over a year in the making, Dopeology.org is my latest personal project: a topology of doping in thirty years of European pro road cycling.
I collected information from thousands of sources, then I modelled and published it via a lightweight user interface.