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May 17, 1998 · The expression originates from the practice of Thomas (or Tobias) Hobson, a liveryman and licensed carrier of letters, parcels and passengers in late 16th and early 17th century Cambridge, England. Hobson kept a stable of about 40 horses for this purpose and rented them to the university students when he was not using them.
Mar 2, 2024 · Napoleonic Wars and the Emergence of Modern Nationalism. Napoleon Bonaparte changed the fate of Europe like few others. As France emerged from the bloody and divisive French Revolution, Napoleon rapidly ascended to power and had his eyes on the European continent, hungry to expand French dominance. As the Emperor of France, he undertook a ...
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The Empire and Regency styles do not have direct headings in the Library of Congress Subject Headings volumes. Instead, the terms used are: Decoration and Ornament—Empire Style Decoration and Ornament—Regency Style Also, geographic subdivisions can be used, as in Decoration and Ornament—France—Empire Style Related headings of use may be: Architectu...
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Conner, Susan P. The Age of Napoleon. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2004. (JFE 04-6012) Provides chronological, biographical, and bibliographic citations to major historic events. Nafziger, George F. Historical Dictionary of the Napoleonic Era. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2002. (*R-DG 02-3989)Authoritative summary of reference tools related to all aspects of Napoleon’s times and career. Palmer, Alan W. An Encyclopedia of Napoleon’s Europe. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1984. (JFE 85-184)...
Napoleon did not foster the literary arts in the same way he did the fine arts. He opposed the freedom of speech espoused by literary figures and was unsympathetic to the two great writers of his era. Vicomte Francois-René de Chateaubriand (1768-1817) Atala (1801) short story. Le Génie du christianisme (1802). Regular contributor to Mercure de Fran...
A wealth of articles within the periodical literature can be found on Napoleon and his era. The following indexing and abstracting tools may be used to locate relevant articles on this subject in periodicals, collected works, and newspapers. For a complete description of these and other related tools, please visit the Library’s Selected Electronic ...
A wealth of information-in various guises-appears on the Internet. Web sites range from grandly conceived visual histories to subject-specific collections related to Napoleon and his place in history. As with many web sites, context and biases vary: viewers should be acutely aware of the lack of quality control for posted information. One may find ...
Jul 14, 2022 · From an unremarkable birth into minor Corsican nobility, Napoleon would find in the Revolution a path to fame, military success, and ultimately, to his role as Emperor of the French. A quick glance at his career would be enough to show how intertwined his fate would become with the Revolution. His promising performance at the Siege of Toulon in ...
5 days ago · Napoleon first seized political power in a coup d’état in 1799. The coup resulted in the replacement of the extant governing body—a five-member Directory—by a three-person Consulate. The first consul, Napoleon, had all the real power; the other two consuls were figureheads.
- Napoleon I, also called Napoléon Bonaparte, was a French military general and statesman. Napoleon played a key role in the French Revolution (1789–...
- Napoleon served as first consul of France from 1799 to 1804. In that time, Napoleon reformed the French educational system, developed a civil code...
- After a series of military defeats in 1812–13, Napoleon was forced to abdicate the French throne on April 6, 1814. Napoleon returned to power in ea...
- No! “Le Petit Caporal” wasn’t petite—at least not by 19th-century standards. The estimated average height of a French man in 1820 was 5 feet 4 inch...
Napoleon's rule of France was dominated by nonstop fighting with European rivals, chiefly Britain, Austria, Prussia and Russia. The Napoleonic Wars spanned from 1796 to 1815 and were bankrolled by Britain, the major economic and military power of the day.
That a portion of the outer wall survives today is due in part to Napoleon Bonaparte. During the Empire, Napoleon contrubuted 30,000 francs for the restoration of the amphitheater. A comemorative plaque acknowledges the emperor's generosity. A View of the Outer Ring Wall of the Arena in Verona (photo by author).
