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Continued strains between Napoleon and Josephine forced them to wonder if they were meant to be together. As Williams lays out the odd decisions being made, Napoleon turned to his step-daughter to bring him an heir, as Josephine was never able to do so. This soap opera continued and Napoleon seemingly got his heir, before being crowned Emperor of France and beginning his historic reign.

WIlliams offers up an interesting look into the woman who stood by Napoleon through his most famous period. Born on Martinique, the woman who would become Josephine was anything but am Empress-in- waiting, but did have a taste for riches. She married a brutal man and had a family, which she brought with her into a union with General Bonaparte, though he soon turned fickle, especially when she became unfaithful.