Pomp and Circumstance and the Trouble with Heirs
Today in History: May 18, 1804 Napoleon was a lot of things, but modest wasn’t one of them. This is something no better proved than that time he responded to being declared Emperor of the French by planning an elaborate ceremony that would see him stroll around wearing an 80 pound (37 kg) cape… No, that isn’t a typo. Although […]
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