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The Regency style's debt to Napoleon.
From:
The Magazine Antiques
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October 1, 2004| Author:
Baxter, Paula A.
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England's greatest worry at the dawn of the nineteenth century was the growing power of France under Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). England had been at war with France ever since the French Revolution took a bloody turn in 1793. Napoleon's constant victories led to his inexorable rise from first consul to usurper of the French throne in 1804. One by one, he conquered neighboring nations and set up rulers who were often members of his family.
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