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Is it [possible / possibility] to spend over $2 million on a hat? The answer is "yes" if the hat once [belonging / belonged] to the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. An iconic hat that Napoleon is [famous / famously] for wearing was sold at [the / an] auction this week for $2.1 million. This is a record [on / for] a hat, so it is the most expensive piece of headwear ever sold. The auction sale [broken / broke] the previous record for a hat, which was $2 million. That hat also once belonged to Napoleon. A [historian / historical] said Napoleon liked hats and owned [round / around] 120 of them. This week's record-breaking hat is made of felt and has the red, white and blue colours [to / of] the French flag on it. Experts say it dates back to the early 1800s. Thousands of artists have created paintings of Napoleon wearing [it / them] .

Napoleon is one of France's [must / most] famous historical figures. He was a general who played a key part [in / on] the French Revolution of 1787-1799. He helped to take [over / under] the French government, and then became emperor [of / on] France in 1804. His [rain / reign] as emperor came to an [end / finish] in 1815 after he lost the Battle of Waterloo to the British. He was sent to live on a [remote / remotely] island in the South Atlantic Ocean called St. Helena. He died there six years later in 1821, aged 51. The auction of his hat [coincides / coinciding] with the release of a new Hollywood movie about his rise to power, and his relationship with the empress Josephine. The movie is [calling / called] "Napoleon". It is directed by Ridley Scott and [suns / stars] Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon and Vanessa Kirby as Josephine.