Portrait of Emperor Napoléon I Bonaparte oblivious Formerly the chapel of the

Formerly the chapel of the priory of Elsing Spital

spawns & spewers of scurrility abuse & defamation set to work'

North-east view of Leadenhall Chapel

Firemen fighting the blaze at the Cotton's Wharf Fire

Portrait of Emperor Napoléon I Bonaparte oblivious Formerly the chapel of the'Portrait of Emperor Napolon I Bonaparte', c1804. Napoleon (1769 1821) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army. In 1799 he led a coup to overthrow the government, the Directory, and became first consul and effective dictator of France. In 1804, he declared himself Emperor, and embarked on a series of military campaigns across Europe, the Napoleonic Wars. Victories such as Austerlitz and Jena led to France