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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, ...
PARIS — "Napoleon is a part of us," French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday in a landmark speech marking the 200th anniversary of the emperor's death. Whether that's for better or worse has ...
On December 2, 1804, the great and good of Paris gathered in Notre-Dame Cathedral to witness the coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte and the birth of the French Empire. It’s a moment immortalized (and ...
The French government insisted that the pistols remain in France as national treasures - Copyright AFP Tony KARUMBA The French government insisted that the pistols ...
REUNION ISLAND, France (Reuters) – When France commemorates the bicentenary of Napoleon Bonaparte’s death on May 5, Aurelie Ramassamy will remember a tyrant who reversed the abolition of slavery ...
Napoleon Bonaparte may have died 200 years ago, but the vast ramifications of his rule can still be felt – and not only in France. This year marks the last in a series of bicentenaries since 1969, the ...
REUNION ISLAND, France, May 3 (Reuters) - When France commemorates the bicentenary of Napoleon Bonaparte's death on May 5, Aurelie Ramassamy will remember a tyrant who reversed the abolition of ...