The Eagle in Splendour: Inside the Court of Napoleon by Philip Mansel

The Eagle in Splendour: Inside the Court of Napoleon

Philip Mansel

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nonfiction history
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The grandeur and extravagance of the court of Napoleon I once surpassed even that of that Louis XIV, the Sun King. His palaces at Saint-Cloud and the Tuileries shimmered with walls of Lyons silk and exotic treasures gleaned from distant campaigns;...

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