Napoleon Bonaparte
historical figure · 2 works · 3 mentions · 4 anchored passages
Bonaparte · Bonapartean policy · Napoleon · St. Helena's exile
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Construction Construed and Constitutions Vindicated
French consul and emperor cited as an example of a ruler who claimed to hold the sovereignty of the people through a nominal vote while exercising unlimited power.
Bonaparte, both in his sphere of consul and emperor, took their votes, and thus owned the sovereignty of the people.
Is the British and Bonapartean policy of commercial restrictions recommended by his being in St.
Commercial Crises of the Nineteenth Century
French emperor whose wars and trade policies shaped English commercial development; his defeat precipitated the 1815 crisis
This crisis of 1815 came immediately upon the conclusion of the peace on the downfall of Napoleon.
Napoleon’s policy of excluding English goods from Europe had forced our manufacturers and merchants to seek outlets for their cotton, iron, wool, and other manufactures farther afield.