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My latest look at women and sex in the Second Empire: The British Courtesan Who Created an Emperor of France thedailybeast.com/the-british-co… via @thedailybeast
One my earlier pieces on Sex in the Second Empire: The Muslim Playboy Behind Paris’ Most Scandalous Painting thedailybeast.com/the-muslim-pla… via @thedailybeast
And then there was this piece, once again about Sex in the Second Empire, and rather more: The Naked Truth About Manet’s ‘Olympia’ thedailybeast.com/the-naked-trut… via @thedailybeast
For a little wider historical context, there's this - Les Tuileries: The Phantom Palace of Paris thedailybeast.com/les-tuileries-… via @thedailybeast
And finally there is this: The (Second) Empire Strikes Back in the Must-See Show of Paris This Season thedailybeast.com/the-second-emp… via @thedailybeast ...
Why so much on the Second Empire of Napoleon III? Although largely neglected by historians, even in France (his demise was so humiliating) and certainly in the U.S., his role vis a vis the American Civil War was critical. That's my core interest. amazon.com/gp/product/030…
Napoleon III was also the man who made Paris the city of proportions and perspectives that we love to this day. thedailybeast.com/charles-marvil… @thedailybeast @williamoconnor5
The second and final installment of Harriet Howard's extraordinary story will be posted tomorrow.
Don’t miss “Miss Howard and the Emperor, Part II,” coming soon: Her beauty was legendary, her fortune enormous, and he was notoriously thick. She made him emperor, but she's been written out of history as a tragic whore. Time for a second look. @thedailybeast
And here it is: Miss Howard and the Emperor, a Saga of Sex and the French Empire, Part II thedailybeast.com/miss-howard-an… via @thedailybeast
