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We lost our beloved Emperor on St Helena, under the keep of his brutish English gaolers.
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Judging from theat picture, not a very happy person to begin with.
What a mugshot [img]eek.gif[/img]
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I resemble that remark and demand its retraction [img]smile.gif[/img]Quote:
Originally posted by Beachcomber:
We lost our beloved Emperor on St Helena, under the keep of his brutish English gaolers.
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The man was nothing more than a Latter day terrorist, Invading here invading there, Who did he think he was Saddam Hussain [img]biggrin.gif[/img]
LOFL! I knew my anti-British commentary would draw you out. [img]graemlins/smarty.gif[/img]
I dont know too much about the little fella, but I understand his skill on the battlefield was unsurpassed and that some of his ideas are still used today.
Amazingly, his hubris has been equalled.
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ May 05, 2006 09:30 PM: Message edited by: LanDroid ]</font>
Look at him now
http://www.filmfodder.com/movies/rev...n_dynamite.jpg
That is a portrait made when he was in exile, I chose it on purpose. Here is his portrait from when he was younger (as First Counsul):
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And here he is when he was even younger when he was just a general:
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Gosh!
Now wait a second, Sean Pa....what about Oliver Cromwell? Would you classify him as "peace keeper"?
I give GL all the credit in the world when it comes to Napoleon, because he's so hardcore about him. I honestly don't know a whole lot about the man, and probably most of what I do know is from reading GL's posts over the years. I never did understand why he always has his hand inside his top as depicted in those paintings, but I mean, I guess we all our respective scratches to itch...
Thanks for the compliments Lew. That pose was actually very common for portraits in that era. Napoleon simply became the most famous person of his age and it became associated with him more than anyone. Many foreign leaders began assuming the same pose after his exile and I have seen portraits of Wellington, King George III, Metternich, Czar Alexandre, Frederick William of Prussia, Louis XVIII to name a few...
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Well yes actually, all his actions were within the UK and Eire and he could be classed as a Freedom fighter rebeling against a corrupt monarchy. The comparison is void. Wellington would probably be better and I could certainly see the point.Quote:
Originally posted by Lew:
Now wait a second, Sean Pa....what about Oliver Cromwell? Would you classify him as "peace keeper"?
Them was the times i guess, comand and conquer
How does this relate to Sgt Pepper?
:hemmm:
You know, it was something like 20 years ago today
that Sgt Pepper taught the band to play [img]wink.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/sure.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/wonder.gif[/img]
Oh Sean Pa......how quickly we forget the brutality of Margaret Thatcher.....
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">hands up you got me there [img]redface.gif[/img] Not even I can defend the indefensibleQuote:
Originally posted by Lew:
Oh Sean Pa......how quickly we forget the brutality of Margaret Thatcher.....
Hey say what you will about the Emperor, at least he didn't have the heads of his wives cut off when they displeased him. Anne Bolyn, Katherine Howard, and those he didn't murder he divorced Catherine of Aragon, Anne of Cleves, and the one who gave him a son died doing it Jane Seymour. I think I missed a few he had so many... [img]graemlins/smarty.gif[/img]
I was pleased to learn from my cousin (she has done extensive geneology research on my father's side of the family) that I DO have a family connection to Napoleon, albeit a slight one: his 2nd wife, Marie Louise, her great grandfather x7 is my great grandfather x13 which means Napoleon's son and I have the same ancestor. [img]cool.gif[/img]
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ May 09, 2006 07:45 AM: Message edited by: Beachcomber ]</font>
OK GL after I give you props for your earlier post, and then you say something like that. Jane Seymour made her debut in "Live and Let Die," and that was 1973. 'Enerey the 8th, according to Herman's Hermits, was King in like the 1960s. So how could he have killed Dr. Quinn?