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BBC1 launched their Heroes and Villains series on Monday with a look at the young Napoleon. Despite what he might represent today - particularly in Britain where we like nothing more than a nice bit of gentle Frog bashing - you can’t deny it, Napoleon was a thoroughbred genius of the most imaginative, creative and determined kind. Just out of interest, what do you want to do by the age of 31? Or what had you done by 31? Napoleon? Why, he crowned himself Emperor of France. As you do.

One well documented quote of his stood out in Monday’s program as he confronted the French revolutionary whom, to put it lightly, he disliked somewhat:

“GLORY IS FLEETING, BUT OBSCURITY LASTS FOREVER.” Something worth remembering, we think.

Categories TV Tags BBC Napoleon

By on 14/11/07