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Radio Scotland,7 mins

A Napoleon Du Jour?

Good Morning Scotland

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As Emmanuel Macron takes on the mantle of France’s President, some French commentators have taken to calling him the new Napoleon. Robert Tombs, professor of French history at Cambridge University, spoke to Isabel Fraser about whether the new president should be flattered or offended by the comparison.

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