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Evolution of the French Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The French colonial empire was the set of territories outside Europe that were under French rule from the 17th century to the late 1970s. In terms of land area, the empire extended to over 13,000,000 km.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_the_French_Empire
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French Colonial Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The French colonial empire constituted the overseas colonies, protectorates and mandate territories that came under French rule from the 16th century onward.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_colonial_empire
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Rise and Fall of the French Empire - YouTube
The history of the French Empire from the Treaty of Verdun to the independence of Djibouti.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i3js881qVM
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History of the French Empire - History World
History of the FrenchEmpire including Cartier and Northwest Passage, New France, Ohio and Mississippi.
http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ab04
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French Empire - New World Encyclopedia
France had colonial possessions, in various forms, from the beginning of the 17th century until the 1960s. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, its global colonial empire was the second largest behind the British Empire.
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/French_Empire
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15 Epic Facts About Napoleon Bonaparte - Mental Floss
One of the most fascinating figures to ever live was born 246 years ago. For Napoleon Bonaparte's birthday, here are 15 things you might not know about the general-turned-emperor-turned-icon.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/67270/15-epic-facts-about-napoleon-bonaparte
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Napoleon Bonaparte - Biography
Napoleon Bonaparte was a military general who became the first emperor of France. His drive for military expansion changed the world.
http://www.biography.com/people/napoleon-9420291
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First French Empire - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
The First French Empire, also known as the Greater French Empire or Napoleonic Empire, was the empire of Napoleon Bonaparte of France and the dominant power in much of continental Europe at the beginning of the 19th century.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_French_Empire
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Napoleonic Europe (1799-1815): Napoleon's Vast Empire (1809-1811)
By 1810 to 1811, Napoleon's empire included nearly all of Europe except for the Balkans. It was comprised of an enlarged France (which had swallowed Belgium and Holland, parts of Germany, and the Italian coast all the way to Rome) and various puppet nations actually ruled by Napoleon or by a Bonaparte subservient to Napoleon.
http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/napoleonic/section6.rhtml
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Napoleonic Era - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
The Napoleonic era is a period in the history of France and Europe. It is generally classified as including the fourth and final stage of the French Revolution, the first being the National Assembly, the second being the Legislative Assembly, and the third being the Directory.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleonic_era
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Napoleon and Europe - History Today
Napoleon Bonaparte was the greatest general of his day, but he was more than a great warrior. He was also a statesman concerned to make France a great and modern state, a dynast ambitious to make the Bonapartes the leading family in Europe, and a ruler whose influence was to mould the history of Europe at the outset of its most influential century. What is too easily forgotten is that he was a young man when he set out to do this. Born on August 15th, 1769, Napoleon seized power in 1799 and in 1804 proclaimed himself Emperor.
http://www.historytoday.com/jeremy-black/napoleon-and-europe
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Popular Resistance in Napoleonic Europe - History Today
Outside metropolitan France and, in part, even within it, the Napoleonic empire was in no sense a popular institution. Consciously administered by and for elite groups, for the populace it constituted a burden that was both wearisome and excessive.
http://www.historytoday.com/charles-esdaile/popular-resistance-napoleonic-europe
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French First Empire of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
Establishment of the French First Empire under the military prowess of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. Learn about how he rose from the ranks.
http://www.bonjourlafrance.com/france-history/first-french-empire.htm