TULARD: From the very beginning Napoleon gave himself an image. He created his own history. From his first triumphs, Bonaparte understood ... when he abdicated his throne for the second time.

If it could happen in France, it could happen anywhere. Vintage engraving of Napoleon Bonaparte at Auxonne, in the Cote-d'Or department in the Burgundy region of eastern France, 1788. From the ...

He never took his eye off France, where the Allies had made the mistake of restoring an eager but weak Bourbon king to the throne. King Louis XVIII had neither Napoleon’s charm nor his charisma.

It narrowly escaped being cut to scraps for soldier’s carts before being displayed in the Louvre and potentially inspiring Napoleon Bonaparte ... Harold for the throne,” according to a ...