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Very demure, very mindful: Napoleon’s coronation as French Emperor came only 15 years after the French overthrew their last autocratic ruler. Source: Workshop of François Gérard / Public Domain.
6 JAN 2025 · 6 MIN

Right Man, Right Place, Right Time: The Rise of Napoleon

In 1799 France changed forever. After a decade of rumbling discontent regarding the concentration of wealth towards the powerful and the exploitation of the masses who were facing widespread starvation, the French…
Barely able to hit a city: all the places where the Paris Gun struck, with the black line showing the direction of attack (Catsmeat / CC BY-SA 4.0)
6 SEP 2024 · 6 MIN

Fire from the Sky: The Terror of the Paris Gun

On the 23rd March 1918 at 7.18 in the morning the city of Paris was rocked by a sudden, unexpected explosion on the Quai de la Seine. The blast came without warning,…