Christine CaccipuotiJan 9, 20184 min readThe Wisdom of Hortense, Queen of HollandIn the 1920s, a memoir written over a hundred years earlier by Hortense de Beauharnais, Queen of Holland, was published. Hortense’s life...
Christine CaccipuotiDec 2, 20175 min readDecember 2nd: A Good Day to be a BonaparteEvery year when December 2nd rolls around I smile, because in the 19th century it was a very significant date for my favorite imperial...
Christine CaccipuotiAug 15, 20174 min readNapoleon versus...Rabbits?[Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769. This post is my way of marking it, so Happy Birthday, Napoleon!] When Napoleon Bonaparte...
