Streaming subtitled box sets is the new Eurovision

Re:Streaming subtitled box sets is the new Eurovision by DetroitThrow on Monday April 05, 2021 @05:53AM (#26697081)

While I've read a bunch of critical media of de Gaulle, much of the media I've read of Napoleon seems to be tinged with his glory - I'd actually love a more critical review of historical Napoleon given his influence on modern Europe and the West at large.

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Re:Streaming subtitled box sets is the new Eurovision by kazen44 on Monday April 05, 2021 @06:58AM (#26697454)

Napoleon is kind of a.. controversial character in history. let's not forget that the late 18th century was a bloody period in european history with massive societal change. It saw the removal of old medieval systems and them being replaced by more modern ideas.

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Re:Streaming subtitled box sets is the new Eurovision by BlueTemplar on Monday April 05, 2021 @12:49PM (#26701394)

Absolutist monarchy is an (early) modern phenomenon, not a middle age one. Middle ages ended with the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottomans in 1453.

In fact, wouldn't Napoleon be part (and the end ?) of the absolutist monarch phenomenon?

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Re:Streaming subtitled box sets is the new Eurovision by DetroitThrow on Monday April 05, 2021 @07:00AM (#26697472)

Oh, all the more reason for a more critical review of his legacy, I'm sure it'd be very interesting with a more objective/modern lens.

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