Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?

Who was Napoleon?

In the midst of France’s chaos, a man called Napoleon Bonaparte rose to power in the military and went on to establish himself as leader of a powerful French Empire.

Early life

Napoleon Bonaparte was born in 1769 AD, on the French island of Corsica.
From a young age, he was fascinated by military history.
He was sent to military academy when he was nine.

The revolution

When he was old enough, Napoleon joined the French army.
When the revolution began in 1789 AD, he was twenty years old, and a junior artillery officer.

Promotions

Napoleon’s passion and skill for fighting saw him quickly rise through the ranks of the army.
He became Brigadier General at the age of twenty-four.
At twenty-seven, he was made commander of France’s ‘Army of Italy’.

National hero

Austria ruled Italy at that time; Napoleon used his ‘Army of Italy’ to defeat the Austrian army, which was much larger than his own.
His astonishing military success made many in France consider him a national hero.

1The Medieval World: 450-1450 AD

1.1Anglo-Saxon England

1.1.1Vikings & Anglo-Saxons

1.1.2Reasons for Viking Invasions

1.1.3Alfred the Great

1.1.4England's Revival

1.1.5Anglo-Saxon Towns

1.2The Contest for the English Throne

1.2.1Edward the Confessor's Death

1.2.2The Contenders

1.2.3Battle of Stamford Bridge

1.2.4Battle of Hastings

1.2.5Battle of Hastings Timeline

1.2.6End of Topic Test - Edward's Death to Hastings

1.2.7The Feudal System

1.2.8Castles

1.2.9The Domesday Book

1.2.10End of Topic Test - Feudal System & Domesday Book

1.3Conquering the Holy Land, 10-96-1396 AD

1.3.1Origins of the Crusades

1.3.2Early Disputes Over the Holy Land

1.3.3The First Crusade

1.3.4Course of the Crusades

1.3.5Reasons for the Crusades

1.3.6Military Impact of the Crusades

1.3.7Scientific Impact of the Crusades

1.3.8Domestic Impact of the Crusades

1.3.9Christian Interpretation of the Crusades

1.3.10Muslim Interpretation of the Crusades

1.3.11End of Topic Test - The Crusades

1.3.12End of Topic Test - The Crusades 2

1.4King John

1.4.1King John

1.4.2King John's Power

1.4.3King John & the Church

1.4.4The Battle of Bouvines

1.4.5The Barons' Rebellion

1.4.6End of Topic Test - King John

1.4.7End of Topic Test - The Battle of Bouvines

1.4.8End of Topic Test - The BArons' Rebellion

1.5The Magna Carta & Parliament

1.5.1The Magna Carta

1.5.2Lasting Impact of the Magna Carta

1.5.3The Magna Carta & the Monarchy

1.5.4The Magna Carta & Democracy

1.5.5Contemporary Interpretations of King John

1.5.6Later Interpretations of King John

1.5.7Modern Interpretations of King John

1.5.8End of Topic Test - The Magna Carta

1.5.9End of Topic Test - Lasting Impact of Magna Carta

1.5.10End of Topic Test - Interpretations of King John

1.6The Black Death

1.6.1The Black Death

1.6.2The Impact of the Black Death

2Worldviews

2.1Time & History

2.1.1Measuring Time

2.2The Christian World

2.2.1Constantinople & the World in 1000

2.2.2Who was St Foy?

2.2.3The Significance of St Foy

2.3The Muslim World

2.3.1Location & Building of Baghdad

2.3.2House of Wisdom

2.3.3Development of Knowledge

2.3.4Madrasas

2.3.5Translating Knowledge & Key Scholars

2.3.6Science & Medicine

2.3.7What does Medieval Baghdad Reveal?

3The Empire of Mali

3.1Geography

3.1.1Geography of the Mali Empire

3.1.2Medieval West Africa

3.1.3Foundation of the Malian Empire

3.1.4Sunjata Keita

3.1.5Cities of the Mali Empire

3.2Key Figures

3.2.1Mansa Musa

3.3The Hajj to Mecca

3.3.1The Hajj to Mecca

3.3.2The Impact of the Hajj

3.3.3The Impact in Mali

4The Renaissance & Reformations, 1500-1598 AD

5The British Empire, 1583-1960 AD

5.1The British Empire

5.1.1The British Empire

5.2North America

5.2.1Early Settlement

5.2.2Jamestown, Virginia

5.2.3The Pilgrim Fathers

5.2.4Native Americans

5.2.5Independence

5.3The Caribbean

5.3.1The Slave Trade

5.3.2Impact of the Slave Trade

5.4India

5.4.1The East India Company

5.4.2Expansion of the East India Company

5.4.3Bengal

5.4.4Significance of India

5.5Australia

5.5.1A Penal Colony

5.5.2The Native Population

5.6Africa

5.6.1Cape Colony

5.6.2Egypt

5.6.3West Africa

5.7The Outcomes of the British Empire

5.7.1Impacts of the British Empire

5.7.2The Brutality of Empire

5.7.3The Fall of the British Empire

5.7.4End of Topic Test - The British Empire 1

5.7.5End of Topic Test - The British Empire 2

6The Peasants' Revolt

6.1Causes of the Peasants' Revolt

6.1.1Why Did the Peasants Revolt?

6.1.2Poll Tax

6.1.3Black Death

6.1.4John of Gaunt

6.1.5Other Reasons for the Peasants' Revolt

6.1.6The Trigger for the Peasants' Revolt

6.2Course of the Revolt

6.2.1Rebellion Starts in Essex & Kent

6.2.2March to London

6.2.3Events in London

6.2.4Crushing the Revolt

6.2.5End of the Revolt

6.3Consequences of the Peasants Revolt

6.3.1Immediate Consequences

6.3.2Short Term Consequences

6.3.3Long Term Consequences

6.4Peasants' Revolt's Threat to Monarchy

6.4.1What is Monarchic Power?

6.4.2Was the Revolt a Threat to the King's Power?

6.4.3Was the Revolt a Threat to the Lords?

6.4.4Was the Revolt a Threat to the Feudal System?

7Religion in the Middle Ages

7.1Religion in the Middle Ages

7.1.1How Powerful was the Church?

7.1.2The Church

7.1.3Where did People Worship?

7.1.4What was the Role of the Church in Everyday Life?

7.1.5How did the Church use the Afterlife?

7.1.6What was the Role of Monasteries?

7.1.7How Significant was the Church?

8Slavery, 1619-1833 AD

8.1Slavery

8.1.1Beginnings of the Slave Trade

8.1.2The Triangular Slave Trade

8.1.3Impact of the Slave Trade on Britain

8.1.4Slave Trade & World Impacts

8.1.5Reasons Attitudes to the Slave Trade Changed

8.1.6The Committee for the Abolition

8.1.7The Abolition of Slavery: Key Events

8.1.8Interpretations of the Slave Trade

8.1.9Interpretations of Abolition

8.1.10End of Topic Test - Slavery

9The English Civil War, 1642-1660

9.1Charles I

9.1.1Charles I

9.1.2Charles I & Parliament

9.1.3Charles I's 'Eleven Years' Tyranny'

9.1.4Charles I Calls Parliament

9.2Why Did the Civil War Break Out?

9.2.1Political

9.2.2Religious

9.2.3Catholic Plots

9.2.4Economic

9.3The Civil War

9.3.1Sides in the Civil War

9.3.2Course of the Civil War

9.3.3Cromwell and the Civil War

9.3.4Outcome of the Civil War

9.4The Commonwealth

9.4.1The Commonwealth

9.4.2The Protectorate

9.4.3Politics of the People

9.4.4The Restoration of the Monarchy

9.5Interpretations

9.5.1Traditional Interpretation of the Civil War

9.5.2Marxist & Revisionist Interpretations

9.5.3End of Topic Test - The Civil War

10The Industrial Revolution, 1750-1840

10.1The Industrial Revolution

10.1.1Life in Britain 1750

10.1.2New Inventions

10.1.3What was the Significance of these Inventions?

10.1.4The Factory System

10.1.5Factory Life

10.1.6Coal

10.1.7Steam Trains

10.1.8Canals

10.1.9Towns & Cities

10.1.10Living Conditions in Towns & Cities

11US Independence, 1775-1783

11.1US Independence

11.1.1Conquering America

11.1.2Fighting France

11.1.3Causes of the War of Independence

11.1.4Causes of the War of Independence 2

11.1.5The American War of Independence

11.1.6Outcome of the War

11.1.7End of Topic Test - US Independence

12The French Revolution, 1789-1815

12.1The Revolution

12.1.1The Ancien Regime

12.1.2The Estates-General

12.1.3The Storming of the Bastille