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What Happened to France After Napoleon

This video explores the fate of France after the fall of Napoleon in 1815. We trace the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy, ...
The president grasps power dynamics but should learn from the French emperor’s fall.
Outside Les Invalides where Napoleon's tomb lies, several dozen pro-Napoleon supporters chanted "Long live France, long live the emperor". "The life of Napoleon is an ode to political will.
Outnumbered and facing total defeat, Napoleon launched one of his greatest campaigns. But could he really turn the tide?
Napoleon's red marble tomb, in a crypt under the Invalides dome, is magnificent, perhaps because his remains were interred there during France's Second Empire, when his nephew, Napoleon III, was ...
PARIS — France marked a divisive 200th anniversary of the death of Napoleon Bonaparte on Wednesday, amid a widening debate over his legacy, including his role in the restoration of slavery.
A black felt bicorn hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte sold for 1.9 million euros, or $2.1 million, at an auction in Fontainebleau, France, on Sunday, fetching the highest price ever paid for one ...
One of Napoleon’s signature bicorne hats expected to fetch $650,000 at France auction Other history-laden items in the sale of industrialist Jean-Louis Noisiez’s collection of Napoleonic ...
A hat once belonging to French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte sold for $2.1 million after commission at an auction in France, the auction house announced.
This sudden change of base on the part of NAPOLEON is very significant, and promises well for the future of France and of Europe.