Napoleon's Hundred Days and the Politics of Legitimacy
This book examines the politics of legitimacy as they played out across Europe in response to Napoleon’s dramatic return to power in France after his exile to Elba in 1814. Napoleon had to re-establish his claim to power with initially minimal military re
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War, Culture and Society, 1750 —1850
War, Culture and Society, 1750–1850 Series Editors Rafe Blaufarb Florida State University Tallahassee, United States Alan Forrest University of York United Kingdom Karen Hagemann University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States
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Katherine Astbury · Mark Philp Editors
Napoleon’s Hundred Days and the Politics of Legitimacy
Editors Katherine Astbury University of Warwick Coventry, UK
Mark Philp University of Warwick Coventry, UK
War, Culture and Society, 1750–1850 ISBN 978-3-319-70207-0 ISBN 978-3-319-70208-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70208-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017959320 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover credit: A caricature engraved by Christian Gottfried Heinrich Geißler, entitled Der Huth (Leipzig, c. 1813–14). Reproduced with permission by Eton College. Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Series Editors’ Preface
The century from 1750 to 1850 was a seminal period of change, not just in Europe but across the globe. The political landscape was transformed by a series of revolutions fought in the name of liberty—most notably in the Americas and France, of course, but elsewhere, too: in Holland and Geneva during the eighteenth century and across much of mainland Europe by 1848. Nor was change confined to the European world. New ideas of freedom, equality and human rights were carried to the furthest outposts of empire, to Egypt, India and the Caribbean, which saw the creation in 1801 of the first black republi
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