Napoleon Bonaparte was a French general and emperor who has been studied by historians and academics for centuries. Despite ...

And as they say, history often comes back to remind us that it once played a part. The diamond brooch that belonged to ...

In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte seemed unstoppable after conquering Egypt—until Admiral Horatio Nelson struck. The Battle of the ...

The warship gangway that Napoleon Bonaparte stood on to surrender to the British Navy following the Battle of Waterloo is set to fetch £60,000 at auction. Described as a 'national treasure marking the ...

On November 12, Sotheby’s holds its annual auction of historic royal jewels. The sale will also include a diamond ring owned by the last Ottoman princess, Fatma Neslisah ...

Napoléon Bonaparte left an enormous legacy after he died on St Helena two centuries ago on May 5, 1821 – from the Civil Code that influenced legal systems across the world to his inspirational effect ...

A T SOTHEBY’S GENEVA this past week, a long-lost treasure of Napoleonic history inspired one of the most electrifying jewelry ...

Here's a chance to find out, as the exhibit 'Treasures of Napoleon' opens in New Orleans Napoleon Bonaparte never set foot in Louisiana, the land he sold to the United States in 1803 for $15 million, ...

Sotheby’s Geneva has sold a brooch that purportedly once belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte. The winning bid, made by a private ...

A lucky house clearer who found a lock of Napoleon Bonaparte’s hair in a gold locket in a condemned property is celebrating today after it sold for £9,000. The snip of greying hair was taken from the ...

Napoleon’s brooch led the auction of 65 royal and noble jewels, which achieved a “white glove” result—every lot sold—for a ...