A letter by Hortense about the death of her mother-in-law/the mother of Napoleon is for sale.

The story of this project is largely about the powerful relationship between Napoleon and Hortense; A relationship that towered over the entire 19th century of Europe. They both ardently fought the loss of sovereignty of nations. It is no coincidence that is was Hortense’s only son left to her care that went on to vindicate Napoleon’s legacy through the establishment of the Second Empire. This letter was written one year before Hortense died. The letter is available here.

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Memoirs of Méneval about Napoleon, Book 1, 240-250

Napoleon is still extremely vilified over the execution of the Duc d’Enghien. Listen to Méneval’s witness testimony.

 

Napoleon also exposes his enemies using the newspaper, Le Moniteur.

 

Learn more here.

If you’d like to read along on a Kindle device, the link is here.

This series is also available on iTunes, just search Tanster.