#Napoleon’s tomb

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[empirearchives]

They have disco lights at Napoleon’s tomb?!?!

@chiropteracupola

[napoleondidthat]

Promotional photos for the Napoleon movie.

[promises-of-paradise]

OKAY HEAR ME OUT:

All of these edgy science fiction / fantasy novels about overthrowing evil empires and then becoming the very thing that you sought to destroy and the main character ending up as bad as the regime they overthrew and all that, you know?

You could very easily make a dramatised version of the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, transplant it into generic fantasy evil empire world, change the names of the historical figures to fictional names, and all the tumblrinas would eat that up.

Picture this: Napoleon Our protagonist is born the second child in a large family on Corsica generic fantasy island, is sent to a military academy in France evil empire, and begins to rise through the ranks of the army. A revolution occurs, in which the French evil empire monarchy is overthrown, and our protagonist, a supporter of the revolution, fights for the revolutionary government against royalist uprisings and the first coalition other evil empires. Along the way, our protagonist becomes increasingly powerful, as well as being an absolute slut. After a series of military campaigns, our protagonist, seeing the corruption of the directory new evil government, stages a coup and becomes first consul generic fantasy leader. However, over the course of the book, our protagonist has acquired a huge ego and lost many morals, and ends up themself the emperor of France fantasy kingdom. "Morally grey" shenanigans ensue. (Of course, our protagonist would have many many love interests, such as Josephine de Beauharnais hot milf, Jean-Andoche Junot hot best friend, and Tsar Alexander I enemies-to-lovers-to-enemies-again.) (Main character would be characterised as being the most pathetic little person to ever exist who is frequently bullied for being quirky and not-like-other-girls)

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Napoleon's Tomb in Les Invalides, Paris, Guarded by Phantom Soldiers.

by Jacques Onfroy de Bréville

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[captainknell]

The tomb of Marshal Lannes

May 31, 1809

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French cadets at Napoleon's tomb

youtube video

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June 27th, 2023

Today I went to 3 different museums (YESSSSS!!!). The Musée d'Orsay, the Musée Rodin and the Musée de l'Armée (in that order).

At the Musée d'Orsay I saw many sculptures and beautiful pieces of art. A couple of those are shown above - Van Gogh's Starry Night and Monet's Water Lillies. I also saw a replica of the Thinker and the Gates of Hell. Luckily, after eating lunch at the Musée de l'Armée, I got to see the real things.

After lunch, I went to the Musée Rodin, which was inside Rodin's house! There I saw the Kiss, the Thinker, the Gates of Hell and many more sculptures. Rodin was a famous and very talented sculptor, and the museum also had his in-progress pieces, and you can see how each one was the start or was changed into a famous sculpture. After that, I went to the Musée de l'Armée and saw Napoleon's Tomb! It was a beautiful piece of architecture, and you can feel the significance of it as soon as you walked up to it. Unforuntaly, the Musée de l'Armée's WW1 and WW2 exhibit was closed but I still got to see many Medieval Ages artifacts as well as some Japanese ones too.

I then went and did some shopping (can't tell you where and what because they were gifts) and then my friend and I went to watch the sunset from the top of the Arc de Triomphe! It was gorgeous. And so many steps...in a circle...I got dizzy...

While up there, we watched the sun set and the Eiffle Tower's lights come on, even got to see the light show! Seeing such a beautiful panoramic view of the city was amazing. We stayed up there until they told us to leave.

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Battle of Waterloo Skeletons Uncovered in Belgium

Skeletons of soldiers who died at the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium in 1815 have been unearthed by archaeologists.

Experts say the discoveries are "incredibly rare" on a Napoleonic battlefield and further excavation is under way to learn more.

Teams found remains of humans and horses in the dig, which resumed this year for the first time since 2019.

"We won't get any closer to the harsh reality of Waterloo than this," said one of the project's directors.

Prof Tony Pollard, director of the Centre for Battlefield Archaeology at the University of Glasgow and an archaeological director at the Waterloo 

Uncovered charity, has been closely involved in the excavations.

"I've been a battlefield archaeologist for 20 years and have never seen anything like it," he added.

The Battle of Waterloo, fought on 18 June 1815, marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars.

A French army under the command of Napoleon was defeated by British-led forces, led by the Duke of Wellington, allied with a Prussian army led by Field Marshal von Blücher.

Historians describe the battle as an epic turning point in European history which put an end to Napoleon's ambition to rule much of Europe.

It also reshaped Britain's relationship with the continent.

Among the finds in the latest dig, the remains of three amputated limbs were uncovered at Mont-Saint-Jean farm, which was the site of the Duke of Wellington's main field hospital during the battle.

Tens of thousands died in the fighting, but few remains have been found. 

According to contemporary accounts, large numbers of bones were collected, ground down and used as fertiliser on farms.

The team will continue its excavations until 15 July and hopes to make more discoveries before then.

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[empirearchives]

The tomb of Napoleon being protected from bombardment during World War I.

Published in 1918.

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[shannonselin]

Did you know that a tomb originally intended for Napoleon’s son is sitting in a Canadian cemetery? Napoleon’s son, otherwise known as Napoleon II, the King of Rome or Duke of Reichstadt, died of tuberculosis in Vienna on July 22, 1832, at the age of 21 (see my article about his death). Since his mother, Marie Louise, was the Duchess of Parma, a burial monument for the young man was constructed in Italy. When the Duke of Reichstadt was interred in the Habsburg family crypt at the Capuchin Church in Vienna, the Italian monument was left unused.  

Over 20 years later, William Venner, a prosperous merchant from the city of Quebec, came across the magnificently sculpted monument on a business trip to Europe. For details of why and how he brought it back to Canada, and what happened to it afterwards, see “A Tomb for Napoleon’s Son in Canada.”

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Just remembered that one of Napoleon’s besties got disemboweled by a canon ball and he begged to be put out of his misery but Napoleon wouldn’t let him die because he cared for him that much (& as a result said bestie died a very slow and painful death)

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Napoleon Builds an Arc in Paris, France

We walked around the circle at the base of the Arc de Triomphe, surrounded by the chaos of traffic and the sound of automobile horns. There were inscriptions in the ground underneath the vault of the arch marking the location of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.  Paying our respects, we happened upon the evening ceremony of the lighting of the torch.   This observance of one soldier, buried here…

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Napoleon's Tomb by Horace Vernet