Quote Originally Posted by InsaneApache View Post
Oh, another reason for the empire was to keep the French in check.

And that's a good enough reason for me.
There's a thread in the TWC history forum right now, asking what was the British view of Napoleon: whether he was seen as a tyrant, the embodiment of enlightenment, etc. My first thought was that he was seen as a Frenchman, and that was enough to make him the mortal enemy of Britain.