Currency, Exchange Rates & Costs in the 19th Century - Shannon Selin
What could you get for your money 200 years ago?| Shannon Selin
What could you get for your money 200 years ago?| Shannon Selin
Enjoy these vintage photos of 19th-century French royalty, including Napoleon's widow, Charles X's grandchildren, King Louis Philippe, Napoleon III, & more.| Shannon Selin
The Battle of Leipzig, fought from October 16 to 19, 1813 in Germany, was the largest battle of the Napoleonic Wars. Over 500,000 soldiers were involved.| Shannon Selin
Tired of syrupy talk about royal weddings? Here’s a scathing article about the wedding of some 19th-century British royals.| Shannon Selin
What did Louis XIV, Napoleon's widow Marie Louise, and Archduke Franz Ferdinand have in common? They all had morganatic marriages.| Shannon Selin
It’s like a set piece from a movie: the wives of two famous enemies meet, gossip about their estranged husbands, and sing a Mozart duet.| Shannon Selin
In April 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte was sent into exile on Elba. Ten months later, he regained the French crown. How did Napoleon escape from Elba?| Shannon Selin
Napoleon's children included his legitimate son (Napoleon II), two illegitimate children, and two stepchildren: Eugène and Hortense de Beauharnais.| Shannon Selin
Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington never met, and they fought only one battle directly against each other.| Shannon Selin
Lord Liverpool (Robert Banks Jenkinson) was an accomplished prime minister of Great Britain during the Napoleonic era, though not exactly a social success.| Shannon Selin
What if Napoleon Bonaparte had escaped from St. Helena and wound up in the United States in 1821?| Shannon Selin
During his exile on St. Helena, Napoleon reflected on his defeat at the June 1815 Battle of Waterloo. What did he say about the last battle he ever fought?| Shannon Selin
Louis XVIII never expected to become King of France.| Shannon Selin
How difficult would it have been for Napoleon Bonaparte to escape from exile on St. Helena?| Shannon Selin
Things you might not know about America's sixth president| Shannon Selin
