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Season 2021 • Episode 3: In The Shadow of Napoleon - The 2nd French Empire Before 1870 I GLORY & DEFEAT • Watch with subtitles
Episode 3: In The Shadow of Napoleon - The 2nd French Empire Before 1870 I GLORY & DEFEAT
July 12, 2021 • 13 min
After Napoleon I had conquered and then lost Europe, France went through multiple revolutions. In 1851, Napoleons nephew and French president Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte took control and in 1852 crowned himself Emperor Napoleon III. The new French Empire wanted to regain the glory of Napoleon's uncle and together with his wife Empress Eugenie he ruled a state known for lavish balls and spending.
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