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  1. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › the-real-historyThe Real History Behind Empress Joséphine in Ridley Scott's ...

    Nov 21, 2023 · Arriving in theaters on November 22 and streaming on Apple TV+ at a later date, the film begins during the Reign of Terror, with the beheading of deposed queen Marie Antoinette in 1793.

  2. www.bbc.com › culture › articleNapoleon and Josephine: Was their great love affair a myth? - BBC

    Nov 23, 2023 · The relationship between Napoleon and the woman he called "Josephine" is central to the plot of Ridley Scott's new film about the French Emperor, which is released this week.

    • Katherine Astbury

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  4. www.vox.com › 2023/11/30 › 23981269The truth about Napoleon and Josephine’s marriage, divorce ...

    Nov 30, 2023 · Napoleon’s marriage to and divorce from Empress Josephine, not quite explained by Ridley Scott’s new movie.

  5. www.historyhit.com › passion-and-power-theWho Was Empress Joséphine? The Woman Who ... - History Hit

    She brought in horticulturists from the United Kingdom, and Napoleon ordered his warship commanders to search any seized vessels for plants to be sent to Joséphine’s collections. In 1810, she hosted a rose exhibition and produced the first written history on the cultivation of roses.

  6. www.mentalfloss.com › posts › josephine-de11 Facts About Joséphine de Beauharnais - Mental Floss

    • Joséphine de Beauharnais was almost born British. Joséphine’s family owned sugar plantations in tiny Martinique, a French colony in the Caribbean Sea.
    • The name Joséphine de Beauharnais never existed—at least not within her own lifetime. Joséphine was the eldest child of Joseph Tascher de La Pagerie, a gambler who squandered the family’s wealth.
    • She was a widow before she met Napoleon. Joséphine’s marriage to Alexandre was arranged by their two families—she was only 16 when she sailed to France to meet her new husband.
    • Joséphine had two children with Alexandre, Viscount of Beauharnais. Though Joséphine’s marriage to Alexandre was not a happy one, it was still fruitful: the couple had two children, a son and daughter.

  7. time.com › 6338563What 'Napoleon' Gets Right and Wrong about the French Emperor

    Nov 22, 2023 · The film tracks Napoleon’s rise to fame during the French Revolution, delves deep into his lifelong love for his wife Josephine, and depicts his most famous military battles, culminating in his...

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  9. theconversation.com › napoleon-and-josephines-realNapoleon and Josephine’s real relationship was intense – but ...

    Nov 21, 2023 · Josephine congratulated Napoleon on the birth of his son in 1811, telling him that she would always share his happiness as their destinies were inseparable. The Divorce of the Empress Josephine...