Napoleon's legacy.(From Past to Present)

Calliope | April 1, 2004| | Copyright

How can the career and impact of a figure such as Napoleon be described? No one can deny that he left the imprint of his towering personality everywhere--from his administrative and educational reforms to the new nobility he created, the so-called "granite masses" that supported his empire. Most of the changes he introduced became permanent. The centralized administration and dictator-type ruling style were adopted by the legitimate Bourbon kings when they returned to power. Relations between Church and state continued as they had under Napoleon until the early 1900s, and the ...

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