Napoleon and the creation of an imperial legend
Annual Conference 2013 Podcast
By Professor Alan Forrest, published 5th June 2013
Lecture from the Historical Association 2013 Annual Conference - Podcast
Professor Alan Forrest - University of York
Napoleon would become a nineteenth-century hero, the stuff of legend in a romantic age. This lecture examines the genesis of the Napoleonic myth, and shows how throughout his career he consciously burnished his image, using art, public ceremonial and the printed word to gain popular approval and guarantee his place in history.
Napoleon and the creation of an imperial legend
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