Название: The Eagle in Splendour: Inside the Court of Napoleon
Автор: Philip Mansel
Издательство: I.B.Tauris
ISBN: 1784531758
Год: 2015
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 256
Размер: 37,0 МБ
Язык: Английский

The grandeur and extravagance of the court of Napoleon I once surpassed even that of that Louis XIV, the Sun King. His palaces at Saint-Cloud and the Tuileries shimmered with walls of Lyons silk and exotic treasures gleaned from distant campaigns; it echoed with the rustle of jewel-encrusted gowns, the drums of military marches and the whispers of his courtiers’ intrigues.