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The Eagle in Splendour. Inside the Court of Napoleon

Categorie	Geschiedenis Europa
Boeknummer	#223309
Titel	The Eagle in Splendour. Inside the Court of Napoleon
Auteur	Mansel, Philip
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	I.B. Tauris, London/New York
Jaar van uitgave	2015
ISBN10	1784531758
ISBN13	9781784531751
Taal	Engels
Samenvatting	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; it echoed with the rustle of jewel-encrusted gowns, the drums of military marches and the whispers of his courtiers' intrigues. This was the center of Napoleon's magnetic power, a dazzling reflection of the greatest empire in European history. Napoleon's military conquests changed the world, but it was through the splendor of his court that he strengthened his ambitions for empire and retained his control over it. Mansel brings to life in exquisite detail the heady world of this court: the power and ambition, visual magnificence and rigid hiera... (Lees verder)rchy; stories of mistresses, fortune-seekers, servants and courtiers. Ultimately, the life of the court illuminates the life of Napoleon and the great force of a man who conquered half the world yet, in the end, was “devoured by ambition.”
Pagina's	246
Onderwerpen	Napoleon (12)
Conditie	Nieuw
Prijs	€ 12,50

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