Napoleon Was 5'6", Not 5'2": The Translation Error

Everyone "knows" Napoleon Bonaparte was five foot two. That number is real, but it was written in French units. Converted properly, Napoleon stood about five foot six, slightly taller than the average Frenchman of his day. So where did the tiny, tantrum-throwing Napoleon come from? From a London printmaker named James Gillray, who invented "Little Boney" in 1803, when Britain feared a French invasion. This documentary strips away the myth and shows the Corsican outsider whose real edge was speed, not insecurity. #Napoleon #History #NapoleonComplex #HistoryMyths #Documentary