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Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII
… to speak of a "martello tower" at a date long before Napoleon Bonaparte; but the construction of the buildings …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… he was probably involved in the attempt made on Louis Napoleon's life in January 1858. Best, William (1826 1875) … Street. [Bomba see Ferdinand II] Bonaparte, Charles-Louis Napoleon (1808 1873) Nephew of the first Emperor Napoleon (1769 1821), Louis Napoleon was elected president of …
Old and New London
… to the Park. In the saloon is a colossal statue of Napoleon, by Canova. In 1828 the mansion was enlarged, and … celebrated painting of the "Battle of Waterloo, with Napoleon in the Foreground," of which the duke is said to … Then there are several portraits of his great rival, Napoleon; also Wilkie's "Chelsea Pensioners reading the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… e.g. to celebrate victories in 1759 or the downfall of Napoleon in 1814: W.S.R.O., A.B.A., F1/1, ff. 8, 69. …
Old and New London
… (or rather was, for it has now gone to Paris) the will of Napoleon abusing "the oligarch" Wellington, and leaving …