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A Damned Serious Business: Waterloo 1815, the Battle and its Books

"Waterloo is the most famous battle in modern European history, and from the very first moment soldiers and civilians alike wanted to put their experiences and emotions into words." - John Wells

Historical battle plans, letters written from the body-strewn battlefields and books from Napoleon's personal collection are now on display at the University Library. 'A Damned Serious Business: Waterloo 1815, the Battle and its Books' opened in May and has enjoyed huge success in its first month.

Open Cambridge have partnered with the University Library to offer a behind the scenes look at this remarkable collection, but you will have to wait until July to find out more! In the meantime, why not visit the University Library for your first look at one of the first major bicentenary commemorations.

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Image from the Boy's book of British Battles.

Credit: https://exhibitions.lib.cam.ac.uk/waterloo