![]() But don't start with that Napoleon, the European bogeyman stuff. While Empire focused on the development of American Independence, over in Europe the story of a military genius was unfolding. And when you start believing that success is preordained by a diety, you're on the fast train to whoopsville. Poor Napoleon: before declaring himself the Emperor of France, he probably thought back to the time when he was the plucky revolutionary underdog, and all the blokes said "way to go, Naps", and the girls were so keen to make an impression on him that they'd shove their tongues into their cheeks to give the slightly unconvincing impression of oral sex.īut as his delusions of divinity grew -Napoleon came to believe that he was guided by God's hand. ![]() ![]() Who'd Have Thought that, just 200 years ago, it was fashionable to hate the French? It's one of the great burdens of having an empire. ![]()
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