The song 'josephine' from tori amos ' 1999 partially live album to venus and back references the pop-culture expression, supposedly spoken by napoleon: Not tonight, joséphine and his military career. After 8-year-old josephine accidentally witnesses a crime in golden gate park, she acts out in search of a way to regain control of her safety while adults are helpless to console her.

In this acclaimed biography, andrea stuart brings her so utterly to life that readers finally understand why napoleon's … Josephine (1763â€1814)french empress, who married the rising young general napoleon bonaparte and became the center of his personal life during the era in which he dominated european history.