It's a sin, really, how few women grace the contents of our history books regardless of the impact they might have had on their own time. Betsy Bonaparte is no exception. Despite marrying Napoleon’s brother and taking control of her own destiny, her story still manages to be tragically undertold. Join Guest Caprina Smith with host Talia as they tell the tale of their hometown hero!

RESOURCES:

Wondrous Beauty: Betsy Bonaparte, the Belle of Baltimore who Married Napoleon’s Brother by Carol Berkin
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18007502-wondrous-beauty

Maryland Historical Society:
https://www.mdhs.org/betsy-bonaparte/

“Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte, Napoleon’s American Sister-in-Law” by Shannon Selin
https://shannonselin.com/2015/02/elizabeth-patterson-bonaparte/

Sykesville History, Downtown Sykesville Connection
https://www.sykesvillemainstreet.com/about-the-sykesville-main-street-associationsykesville-history/

Napoleon Timeline:
https://www.napoleon.org/en/young-historians/napodoc/timeline-consulate1st-french-empire/

More on Napoleon III: “Napoleon III: The Forgotten Bonaparte” by Biographics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn7Bxsqhcps

Glorious Betsy (1928)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018945/

Hearts Divided (1936)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027726/

Hornblower: Duty (2003)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0352410/

Americans Who Married Royalty, List
http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/royal-tidbits-trivia/americans-who-married-royalty-by-susan-flantzer/

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