
Episode 80: The Crown of Charlemagne
The Age of Napoleon Podcast
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The Coronation of Napoleon
Liberal admirers of napoleonic france had been ignoring this slide towards authoritarianism for years, but the spectacle of the coronation made it impossible to ignore any longer. No wonder bolivar angrily shut his windows and closed the curtains. The new year 18 o five would prove to be one of the most pivotal in european history. Next time will begin the story of the remarkable campaigns of the war of the third coalition. Until then, thanks for listening.
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