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The 46 pages that link to Second French Empire, each with the reason it gives.

• Naturalism (literature)Related: Its rapid social transformations supplied settings and subjects for French naturalist fiction.

• Revolutions of 1848Related: The republic born in 1848 gave way to Bonaparte’s authoritarian empire.

• Émile ZolaRelated: Its social transformations and political life form the historical setting of the Rougon-Macquart novels.

• Charles Frederick WorthRelated: Its court and expanding Parisian elite created a prominent market for Worth’s designs.

• French intervention in MexicoRelated: Napoleon III’s government organized the invasion and backed the Mexican monarchy.

• Battle of SolferinoRelated: The war strengthened French influence but exposed limits to Napoleon III’s aims.

• Gustave CourbetRelated: Its official culture and political controls framed Courbet’s resistance and exhibition strategies.

• Capture of RomeRelated: Napoleon III’s government had defended papal rule with French troops.

• National Guard (France)Related: The Empire restricted and reorganized the Guard amid concern about its political independence.

• Jacques OffenbachRelated: Offenbach’s theatrical fortunes rose in the empire’s Paris, where satire could target fashionable society.

• Madame BovaryRelated: The novel appeared amid the regime’s censorship and rapid social change.

• Battle of SedanRelated: Its fate was sealed when Napoleon III was captured at Sedan.

• Jean-Léon GérômeRelated: Gérôme’s public prominence grew during the era’s revival of imperial history and spectacle.

• Les MisérablesRelated: Hugo wrote the novel in exile during the regime he opposed.

• Victorien SardouRelated: Sardou began building his theatrical reputation under this regime.

• Henri MeilhacRelated: Meilhac’s rise coincided with this era’s expansion of popular Parisian entertainment.

• Orpheus in the UnderworldRelated: The operetta’s satire draws on the social and political atmosphere of its first audiences.

• Prosper MériméeRelated: Mérimée’s later public service unfolded under the regime that made him a senator.

• Battle of InkermanRelated: Its army fought alongside Britain in the coalition that repelled Russia at Inkerman.

• Les Fleurs du malRelated: The book appeared during a period of rapid urban change and strict public morality.

• Jules MassenetRelated: Massenet began his professional career amid Paris’s expanding theaters and musical institutions.

• Battle of MagentaRelated: The victory strengthened the regime's prestige and its claim to lead Italian affairs.

• ChassepotRelated: The Chassepot entered French service during the Second Empire.

• Saint-SimonianismRelated: Former Saint-Simonians influenced its promotion of railways, banking, and economic modernization.

• Hector-Jonathan CrémieuxRelated: Crémieux and Offenbach’s early successes unfolded amid the Empire’s commercial theatre culture.

• Ignacio ZaragozaRelated: Napoleon III’s government launched the expedition Zaragoza’s army opposed.

• Sentimental EducationRelated: The novel follows the revolutionary period into the political order that replaced it.

• Joseph DéjacqueRelated: Its repression formed part of the political landscape that drove Déjacque into exile.