The Eagle in Splendour: Inside the Court of Napoleon BISAC-TEC031010 their place in the Church

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Author: Leo Ned

The Eagle in Splendour: Inside the Court of Napoleon BISAC-TEC031010 their place in the Church"When I think of the great Emperor, in my mind's eye it is summer again, all gold and green." Heinrich Heine The court of Napoleon I, in its grandeur and extravagance, surpassed even that of that the Sun King. Napoleon's palaces at Saint Cloud and the Tuileries were the centres of his power, the dazzling reflection of the greatest empire in modern European history. Napoleon's military conquests changed the world and dominate most portraits of him, but