Waterloo in 100 Objects

Explore the legacy of one of the greatest battles in military history—the Battle of Waterloo—through this finely crafted collection of objects, each telling its own story of that fateful day.

Bullet-pierced armor and dramatic battledress bring readers closer to the heart of the action, while the staggering death toll is made all the more poignant by the personal mementos left behind.

From the grim reality of teeth taken from the fallen and turned into dentures to the romance of Napoleon’s steeds, swashbuckling swords, and elegant ballgowns, each object offers fresh insight into the extraordinary events of June 18, 1815.

This is a fascinating journey through one hundred objects—both rare and familiar—forming a unique testament to the enduring significance of the Battle of Waterloo, two centuries on.

ANDREW ROBERTS is a film and television author and journalist. He has contributed articles on film to Sight and Sound, History Today, The Observer, The Independent, and The Guardian. He is the author of The Double Act (The History Press, 2018) and has contributed chapters to Ealing Revisited, British Comedy Cinema, and The Routledge Companion to British Cinema.

GARETH GLOVER is a former Royal Navy officer who has studied the Napoleonic Wars for more than forty years. Over the past decade, he has published more than one hundred volumes of soldiers’ memoirs and journals from the era. Drawing on this extensive material, he has rewritten the entire Waterloo campaign to correct the many distortions that have taken root over the past two centuries.