The Emperor's Concubine
- Authors
- McGrath, Michele
- Publisher
- Riverscourt Publishing
- Date
- 2012-12-17T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.09 MB
- Lang
- en
"I will not crown the Emperor's concubine!" *It is 1804 and a glittering ceremony is planned but...*
Napoleon and Josephine are about to be crowned when the Pope discovers that they were not married in church.
He refuses to crown Josephine who, he believes, is Napoleon's mistress not his wife.
Napoleon's uncle, Cardinal Fesch, must find a solution and present it to the Imperial couple and the Pope in a manner they will all accept.
Can he do so in time?
Can he keep the goodwill of both his masters?
Will the coronation proceed as planned?
˃˃˃ 2,500 word short story.
This story also appears in the book, Baker's Dozen.
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