Hi Bruno,

The shortest way to reply to your post is to look for something I agree with ......

Oh, yes >They were all of them lawyers anyway, so good riddance.<

Apart from that, none of my own research bears out anything you have said. What figures are you using for the relative bloodshed by the Directory and Terror? And what source have you found that suggests the office of Emperor was 'forced' on Napoloen?

regards,

Susan