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This panoramic volume tells the story of French art, culture and life from the 1770s to the 1820s: the first French voyages of discovery to Australia, the stormy period of social change with the outbreak of the French Revolution, and the rise to power of the young Napoleon Bonaparte and his wife Josephine.
Napoléon n’a pas manqué de biographes. On s’en étonnerait à tort. Les hommes qui ont laissé une empreinte aussi profonde sur leur époque et sur les imaginations sont-ils si nombreux ? L’écho de son extraordinaire aventure a retenti bien au-delà des frontières de la France et même de l’Europe. Depuis, la légende a un peu pâli, le monde a changé. Le mythe s’épuise à mesure que les passions qui l'ont entretenu s’éteignent : celles de la gloire, de l’héroïsme et de la guerre. Toute cette magie est morte avec les hécatombes du XXe siècle. Mais Napoléon n’a pas été seulement un conquérant. Stratège hors pair, il fut aussi le plus doué des élèves de Machi...
Edmond Rostand's six-act play "L'Aiglon" follows the life of Napoleon II, the son of Emperor Napoleon I, and his second wife, Empress Marie Louise. The title of the play is derived from Napoleon II's nickname, the French word for "eaglet".
A specialist in Napoleonic history reveals the legendary leader’s influence on the City of Light in this illustrated visitor’s guide. Historian David Buttery explores the many connections between Napoleon and Paris, where many remarkable buildings and monuments date from his time in power. Many of the city’s most famous sites were built or enhanced on Napoleon’s instructions, while others are closely associated with him and the First French Empire. Buttery explores the Napoleonic history of the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre, the Hôtel des Invalides, Musée de l’Armée, Notre Dame Cathedral, Père-Lachaise Cemetery, and other fascinating sites. Full of evocative detail and practical information, Napoleon’s Paris is essential reading for every history buff who visits the French capital.