The Eagle in Splendour : Inside the Court of Napoleon
Philip. Mansel
Bok Engelsk 2015 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | London : : I.B.Tauris, , 2015.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (325 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - About the Author; Bookreview; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The Court Goes On; 1 Steps to the Throne; 2 The Emperor and his Court; 3 A Passion for Palaces; 4 The Courtiers; 5 Ends and Means; 6 The Family Courts; 7 Power and Illusion; 8 The Return to Grandeur; Notes; Sources and Bibliography. - ""When I think of the great Emperor, in my mind's eye it is summer again, all gold and green.""  HeineThe 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 it was through the splendour of his court - a world fashioned beyond the battlefield - that Napoleon governed his empire. Using the unpublished papers o
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| Emner | Napoleon 1 , keiser av Frankrike , 1769-1821 : (NO-TrBIB)90272048
Europe -- History -- 1789-1815. France -- Court and courtiers -- History -- 19th century. France -- Politics and government -- 1789-1815. Vis mer... |
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| ISBN | 9781784531751
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