I can’t think of any two people more prominent in the minds of French citizens than the Virgin Mary and Emperor Napoleon. And they share an important date: August 15 – when it’s believed she ascended ...
In 1804, Napoleon created a new elite — the Marshals of the Empire. Some were aristocrats, others were sons of butchers and tailors. Men like Bernadotte, Lefebvre, and Marmont helped shape the ...
But the Russian Empire had been resisting his efforts to cut off all trade with Britain. That summer, he ordered his army, some 600,000 strong, to invade Russia. It would prove to be a terrible ...
I can’t think of any two people more prominent in the minds of French citizens than the Virgin Mary and Emperor Napoleon. And they share an important date: August 15 – when it’s believed she ascended ...