Half-Truths

EP8 - The Emperor's New Inches: Why Napoleon Wasn't Short


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Everyone knows Napoleon Bonaparte was a tiny tyrant, a man so short he had a psychological complex named after him. But what if the story of the "Little Corporal" is one of history's greatest PR jobs? This episode uncovers how a mix-up in measurement and a masterful propaganda campaign shrunk an emperor and created a myth that has stood tall for two hundred years.
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