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The grave which Napoleon was buried in St. Helena. This is a picture of Napoleons grave, which he was moved to.

The Legacy of the revolutionary era Traces of the revolutionary era Liberalism Nationalism Revolution
 * · French Revolution and Napoleon ended in 1815
 * · There were aftershocks to the people in France
 * · It shaped the peoples beliefs and society in where they lived
 * · Meters, Liters and kilograms were invented during the revolutionary in 1795
 * · Half the flags in Europe are modeled on the tricolor flag of the revolutionaries of 1789
 * · Due to the revolution, they found more ideas about how to organize societies
 * · These were important ideas such as liberalism
 * · An important achievement in the revolution was giving people liberty and equality
 * · When Napoleon conquered Europe in the 1800s, constitutions were introduced to the states that came under French control
 * · The ideas of liberty and equality spread through Europe
 * · However in 1815, after Napoleon was defeated the old rulers came back in power, and ruled their land with the previous way
 * · The people remembered how it was like to be ruled by a constitution
 * · Millions of Europeans became liberal, and believed in the ideas of liberty and equality
 * · The Europeans therefore wanted the constitution to give them rights
 * · France was a nation, not a kingdom
 * · It was not owned by just King Louis, but owned by the 28 million French speaking people
 * · The first step in the revolutionary, was to set up a national assembly, to be able to hear the people speak
 * · The lands which France had conquered during the revolutionary, were sorted into nations
 * · Italian speaking people, were brought together into nations such as the Roman Republic
 * · When Napoleon created the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, Poles gained their own nation
 * · Millions of Germans became citizens of new nations when napoleon forced 300 German rulers to unite into just 30 states
 * · Due to this, many Europeans realized how it felt to live in their own nations and ruled by a constitution
 * · The polititians from the countries that defeated Napoleon came together in Vienna, the capital of Austria to redraw the map of Europe
 * · They recreated many of the old states, which Napoleon had destroyed
 * · Old royal families took back their thrones in Spain and Itallian states
 * · Belgium, Holland and Luxenburg became a single kingdom of the Netherlands
 * · Throught the 1900s people living under foreign rule started revolutions, learning from what France had done in the 1700s
 * · Liberals and Nationalists started revolutions in 1820, 1830 and 1848
 * · In the German states many of the revolutionary were students
 * · 1830 – revolutionary broke out in six countries, in the Netherlands, the Belgian people rose in revolt against the Dutch King William
 * · Their country had been taken over in 1815 by the Dutch
 * The country did not like th way they were governed, and raised many complaints
 * King William refused to listen to the complaints
 * People armed themselves with weapons, which caused much bloodshed

Images of revolution
 * revolutionaries of the 19th century borrowed images and ideas from the French revolution, one of the most famous was the one of "Liberty"
 * the image of Liberty was created in 1792 after the people overthrew the king
 * The image of liberty was portrayed as a young girl, who is holding a club, which she used to kill the many-headed monster of despotism, in the other hand she holds a "liberty cap" which was originally from the free roman slaves, which symbolizes freedom
 * Marianne, was shown in many paintings and statues thought the french revolution. she appeared again during the revolutions of 1830

Legends and myths of revolution
 * many legends and myths were created by the revolution, one of the most lasting myth was the napoleonic legend
 * Before Napoleon was sent to exiled island, he encouraged his friends to write down everything he said
 * The writings, helped build up the story of his life, and made him look like a hero, and a martyr
 * After these were published after his death, he was seen as a great historical figure
 * in 1840, almost 20 years after Napoleons death the British government allowed his body to be taken back, and buried in France
 * when Napoleons coffin arrived, 100000 people lined up in the freezing weather on the streets to pay their respects
 * he was buried in the Invalids church, and was later transferred to a large tomb made of precious stone
 * Since then, more people have visited his tomb, more than any other tourist attractions in Paris
 * Even until this day, he is known throughout the world because he was found in many pictures made during the Revolutionary times

Summary The French Revolution and Napoleon ended in 1815, where t here was an aftershocks to the people in France. However, it helped shaped the peoples beliefs and society in where they lived. After the French Revolution, Meters, Liters and kilograms were invented. Half the flags in Europe are modeled on the tricolor flag of the revolutionaries of 1789, and d ue to the revolution, they found more ideas about how to organize societies, which were important ideas such as liberalism. The most important achievement in the revolution was giving people liberty and equality. When Napoleon conquered Europe in the 1800s, constitutions were introduced to the states that came under French control, the ideas of liberty and equality spread through Europe. However in 1815, after Napoleon was defeated the old rulers came back in power, and ruled their land with the previous way. The people remembered how it was like to be ruled by a constitution, and so Millions of Europeans became liberal, and believed in the ideas of liberty and equality. The Europeans therefore wanted the constitution to give them rights. At the time, France was a nation, not a kingdom, It was not owned by just King Louis, but owned by the 28 million French speaking people. The first step in the revolutionary, was to set up a national assembly, to be able to hear the people speak. The lands which France had conquered during the revolutionary, were sorted into nations. The Italian speaking people, were brought together into nations such as the Roman Republic. When Napoleon created the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, Poles gained their own nation, and m illions of Germans became citizens of new nations when napoleon forced 300 German rulers to unite into just 30 states. Due to this, many Europeans realized how it felt to live in their own nations and ruled by a constitution. The polititians from the countries that defeated Napoleon came together in Vienna, the capital of Austria to redraw the map of Europe. They recreated many of the old states, which Napoleon had destroyed, o ld royal families took back their thrones in Spain and Itallian states. Belgium, Holland and Luxenburg became a single kingdom of the Netherlands. Throught the 1900s people living under foreign rule started revolutions, learning from what France had done in the 1700s. Liberals and Nationalists started revolutions in 1820, 1830 and 1848. In the German states many of the revolutionary were students, and in 1830 – revolutionary broke out in six countries, in the Netherlands, the Belgian people rose in revolt against the Dutch King William. Their country had been taken over in 1815 by the Dutch, and the country did not like the way they were governed, and raised many complaints. However King William refused to listen to the complaints, so people armed themselves with weapons, which caused much bloodshed. The Revolutionaries of the 19th century borrowed images and ideas from the French revolution, one of the most famous was the one of "Liberty". The image of Liberty was created in 1792 after the people overthrew the king. The image of liberty was portrayed as a young girl, who is holding a club, which she used to kill the many-headed monster of despotism, in the other hand she holds a "liberty cap" which was originally from the free roman slaves, which symbolizes freedom. Marianne, was shown in many paintings and statues thought the french revolution. she appeared again during the revolutions of 1830 Due to the French revolution many legends and myths were created by the revolution, one of the most lasting myth was the napoleonic legend. Before Napoleon was sent to exiled island, he encouraged his friends to write down everything he said. The writings, helped build up the story of his life, and made him look like a hero, and a martyr. After these were published after his death, he was seen as a great historical figure, in 1840, almost 20 years after Napoleons death the British government allowed his body to be taken back, and buried in France. When Napoleons coffin arrived, 100000 people lined up in the freezing weather on the streets to pay their respects. He was buried in the Invalids church, and was later transferred to a large tomb made of precious stone. Since then, more people have visited his tomb, more than any other tourist attractions in Paris, Even until this day, he is known throughout the world because he was found in many pictures made during the Revolutionary times.

Questions 1. why did it take 20 years for the British to agree to let Paris take Napoleons body back? whats the point of keeping a dead body exiled? 2. Would Napoleon not be such a great legend, if his friends and colleagues did not write down all his words and information?

Works Cited "File:Napoleon Tomb Bordercropped.jpg." //Wikimedia Commons//. Web. 26 Sept. 2010. . "Napoleon's Grave, St Helena.JPG Photo - Lin Thorsen Photos at Pbase.com." //PBase.com//. Web. 26 Sept. 2010. .