The second most biographed (sp?) person in history second only to Jesus, Napoleon Bonaparte is one of history's most important figures and also one of its most dangerous, considering the many battles he won for France. So many, in fact, that he crowned himself Emporer. That's right, he did it himself! Hear about his rise and fall, all to die in exile only at the age of 50.

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