The Court of the Empress Josephine

It is a biographical book. The opening of the 1800 saw Napoleon at the height of his achievements. Not only was he Europe’s most outstanding general he was reforming and France and creating a civil infrastructure. that still survives today. But behind every great man is a good women. This account of the Empress Josephine deals with this momentous period in history. This is a study of the court of Napoleon and Josephine. The politics, fashion, people gossip and events. It raises the question was Napoleon re creating the monarchy with himself at its head and his beloved Josephine sat at his right hand as Queen of France.