Surf these sites: Emperor Napoleon''s authentic Eau de Cologne -- The scent of victory? Your chance to buy some, reproduced according to the recipe used on Saint Helena. Napoleon Bonaparte -- Basic biographical site. Napoleon Bonaparte -- Personal page profiling Napoleon Bonaparte in pictures, books and on the Internet. Napoleon Bonaparte -- Simple biography of the Emperor. Linked pages offer a chronology of the war, an account of the Russian invasion and the ubiquitous Waterloo order of battle. Napoleon Bonaparte Virtual Museum -- Unusual site that focusses on Napoleon''s love life. Napoleon Crossing the Bridge to Lobau Island -- A painting by Richard Caton Woodville from London''s Tate Gallery. Napoleon I -- A very readable account of Napoleon''s life from Compton''s Encyclopedia Online. Napoleon I -- Brief biography and other resources provided by Encarta Online. Napoleon I -- Biographical article from the Infoplease encyclopedia. Napoleon Takes Charge -- Article in "Great Battles" magazine about the "whiff of grapeshot" that launched Napoleon''s career. Napoleon and Europe -- Biographical sketch that introduces a series of History Today articles. Sadly, the latter are not available on-line. Napoleon at Versailles -- Brief biography and some on-line paintings from Versailles'' well laid out website. Napoleon''s Farewell to the Old Guard -- English translation of Napoleon''s brief speech to the Old Guard on departing for exile in Elba in 1814. Napoléon -- Un site très riche en information par la fondation Napoléon sur Napoléon Bonaparte et Napoléon III. Napoléon 1st -- Plenty of information about the great man, with some extraordinary (if slow-loading) graphics and animations. Text in French and English. Remembrances of Napoleon -- Some personal memories from French courtier Madame de Rémusat. The Assassination of Napoleon -- Closely argued lecture given by Ben Weider to promote his theory that Napoleon was murdered. The Genealogy of the B(u)onaparte Family -- A description of the genealogy of the B(u)onaparte family. The site has a searchable database which includes all the descendants of Napoleon. The Imperial Catechism, 1806 -- What catholic children were to taught think of their Emperor. The Life and Battles of Napoleon Bonaparte -- Biographical sketch of the man and brief accounts of several of the battles (including some pretty obscure ones). Small selection of naval & Waterloo pictures. The Napoleon Page -- Small collection of links and quotes. The Strange Story of Napoleon''s Wallpaper -- Thorough examination of the theory that Napoleon was poisoned by the arsenic-based colours in his wallpaper. The Transfer of Napoleon''s Corpse -- The story of Napoleon''s final homecoming.
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