Abstract

Napoleon and King Mural

This article provides information on the book "Napoleon and King Murat," by Albert Espitalier. In the summer of 1808, Joachim Murat and Caroline Bonaparte, became King and Queen of Naples by the grace of Napoleon Bonaparte. After several conflicts, finally, Napolean was made the King of Naples. Espitalier, on the basis of careful research, mainly in the archives of Paris and Naples, has shown with scholarly accuracy, the shallow deceptions and tortuous policies which were dictated by the colossal vanity and foolish ambitions of this King of Naples. But Espitalier goes into greater detail on many points; by correcting the chronology of certain secret negotiations, he has shown for the first time in their proper sequence several obscure events, and made thereby a distinct contribution to the literature of the Napoleonic period.