Napoleon, Volume 1

Napoleone finding solace and refuge in a garden he cultivated with the greatest care, around which he had erected a palisade, where he spent his time reading or dreaming, and reacting violently when that territory was accidentally transgressed; Napoleone refusing to bend to the will of a monk who wanted to punish him by making him kneel at the door of the refectory – he ended up having a fit and vomiting; (View Highlight)

The bonnet rouge, also known as the Phrygian bonnet or liberty cap, was another symbol, along with the tricolour cockade, of approval for the Revolution. Borrowed from classical Rome – the bonnet was sported by former slaves who had been freed by their masters – it began to be worn in Paris in the spring of 1792 by people who wanted to trumpet their affiliation with the Revolution. (View Highlight)