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On This Day, Dec. 2: Napoleon crowns himself emperor
Dec. 2 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1804, Napoleon crowned himself emperor of France. In 1823, during his annual address to the U.S. Congress, President James Monroe proclaimed a new U.S ...
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PBS - Napoleon: The Man and the Myth
Once the ruler of nearly all of Europe, Napoleon found himself confined to an island ten miles long and six miles wide. On Elba, he had at least been an Emperor. On St. Helena he was a prisoner ...
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Napoleon in Animal Farm
The name also evokes the French military leader, Napoleon Bonaparte (1776-1821), who seized power after the French Revolution, crowned himself Emperor and ruled France until 1815. Napoleon himself ...
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Church and State
How did the Concordat secure power? When Napoleon appointed himself Emperor in 1804, why did he involve the Pope in the ceremony? After viewing, discuss the various answers students had to the ...
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Church and State
How did the Concordat secure power? When Napoleon appointed himself Emperor in 1804, why did he involve the Pope in the ceremony? After viewing, discuss the various answers students had to the ...