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Aftermath of the French Revolution

  • First French EmpireOn the 2nd of December 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte stood inside Notre-Dame de Paris to receive his imperial crown. Pope Pius VII had traveled from Rome to…
  • ÉmigréThe word émigré is the past participle of the French verb émigrer. It means to emigrate, but carries a heavier weight than simple movement across borders.