Prince Joachim Murat declares himself deeply shocked and feels what happened as a "personal pain.". France remains in a state ...

THE GOLDEN BEES by Theo Aronson. 407 pages. New York Graphic Society. $8.95. Socially, the Bonapartes always had a problem: while Napoleon conquered Europe, the family never conquered European society ...

During the sailing-ship era, Lewes was a very hospitable town. Countless ships sailing from Philadelphia stopped at Lewes to await a favorable wind that would carry them past Cape Henlopen and into ...

"She is a most extraordinary girl" -- "I would rather be the wife of Jerome Bonaparte for an hour" -- "An almost naked woman" -- "Have confidence in your husband" -- "Madame Bonaparte is ambitious" -- ...