Medieval and modern times; an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . e ours with ancient times. Take Alexander the Great, for announcing himself the son of Jupiter, the whole East, except his mother,Aristotle, and a few Athenian pedants, believed this to be true. But now,should I nowadays declare myself the son of the Eternal Father, there is nt afishwife who would not hiss me. No, the nations are too sophisticated, there isnothing great any longer possible. Napoleonsdespotismin France NapoleonsEuropeanpower th
Medieval and modern times; an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . e ours with ancient times. Take Alexander the Great, for announcing himself the son of Jupiter, the whole East, except his mother,Aristotle, and a few Athenian pedants, believed this to be true. But now,should I nowadays declare myself the son of the Eternal Father, there is nt afishwife who would not hiss me. No, the nations are too sophisticated, there isnothing great any longer possible. Napoleonsdespotismin France NapoleonsEuropeanpower threat-ened by thegrowth ofnationaloppositionto him 552 Medieval and Modern Times Napoleonmakes hisbrotherJoseph kingof Spain Napoleon decided, after Tilsit, that the Spanish peninsulamust be brought more completely under his control. Portugalwas too friendly to the English, and Spain, owing to seriousdissensions in the royal family, seemed an easy prey. In thespring of 1808 Napoleon induced both the king and the crownprince of Spain to meet him at Bayonne. Here he was ableto persuade or force both of them to surrender their rights to. Fig. 147. The Duke of Wellington Revolt inSpainagainst theforeign ruler the throne; on June 6 he appointed his brother Joseph kingof Spain, making Murat king of Naples in his stead. Joseph entered Madrid in July, armed with excellent inten-tions and a new constitution. The general rebellion in favorof the crown prince which immediately broke out had an ele-ment of religious enthusiasm in it, for the monks stirred up thepeople against Napoleon, on the ground that he was oppress-ing the pope and depriving him of his dominions. One Frencharmy was captured at Baylen, and another capitulated to theEnglish forces which had landed in Portugal. Before the end Europe and Napoleon 553 of July, Joseph and the French troops had been compelled toretreat behind the Ebro River. In November the French emperor himself led a magnificent Spain sub-army into Spain, tw
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