This ambivalence is visible in the very fabric of France. Modern Paris, which Napoleon did so much to create, is littered with streets, landmarks and railway stations commemorating his generals ...
However, the story's not without substance. Napoleon did visit Félix-Joseph Courvoisier's brandy warehouse in 1809. This visit, it turns out, was the true origin of the marketing term that ...
Napoleon himself was not seen in public as often as once a fortnight. When he did appear, he was attended by not only his retinue of dogs but a black cockerel that marched in front of him and ...