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Napoleon's bicentenary: The emperor who liberated the Jews

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In regards to the NYTimes opinion piece; I was pretty young when I lived in France so things could be different now, but I do think the article downplays how controversial Napoleon’s legacy is in France. I don’t actually think all French people idolize Napoleon. Maybe because day to day people don’t really think about Napoleon.

I am glad that the article brings up the often virulent racism that France is still dealing with, but I don’t think Napoleon is the beginning and the end of it. I think the piece is ultimately too short and too simplistic, that a longer article could’ve worked better, but when you write an article for the NYTimes you probably have to keep things rather short. So I think a good faith attempt was made to explore France’s past and how it’s ignored or washed over, but the article just sort of fell flat.

Very true. France does struggle with where to fit Napoleon in the scheme of things. I was reading there is a movement that is trying to get his tomb shut down and boot him from Les Invalides. Want to give his body back to the family as was done with Franco.

I also believe the source material she was using has been disputed by historians, but I could be wrong on that.

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The man on a remote island keeping Napoleon's flame alive

St. Helena, an island in the mid-Atlantic Ocean, is most famous as the place of Napoleon Bonaparte's exile and death. Today, the honorary Fr

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Napoleon: Two centuries of conspiracy theories

Two hundred years after his death in exile, conspiracy theories continue to swirl about how exactly Napoleon Bonaparte met his end on the wi

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How Napoleon came to be RESPECTED in Russia

It's 200 years since the death of Napoleon Bonaparte, who was an enemy to Russians. So how did he end up as one of their most revered figure

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Napoleon Bonaparte’s belongings to be auctioned – in pictures

More than 300 objects relating to emperor are being sold by French auction house Osenat, marking the 200th anniversary of his death

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Napoleon is part of us, Macron tells France after row over anniversary

President seeks to strike balance as he marks 200 years since emperor’s death by laying wreath at tomb

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Glorious warrior or racist tyrant? France battles over Napoleon’s legacy

Paris Letter: 200 years after his death, the emperor’s place in history is bitterly disputed