May 5th marks 200 years since the death of Napoleon Bonaparte: France's Emperor, military genius, generally revered as a national hero. But Clovis Etchiandas, a tour guide, won't be celebrating those ...

Napoleon Bonaparte was a French general and emperor who has been studied by historians and academics for centuries. Despite his epic conquests, bold reforms, and intriguing personal life, the most ...

Why is this anniversary significant? On 5 May 1821, Napoleon died in exile, in a damp house on the bleak South Atlantic island of St Helena. Even in death, he was considered too dangerous to return to ...

Any casual student of history knows how the story of Napoleon Bonaparte ends: Waterloo, 1815. After more than two decades of dominating European battlefields and European history, Napoleon was finally ...

Napoleon Bonaparte might have possessed one of the greatest military minds in history but his body all but surrendered during his final years. An extraordinary note penned by a physician treating ...

Ridley Scott’s biopic ‘Napoleon’ topped the global box office over the Thanksgiving weekend. But some moviegoing history lovers are trashing it for playing fast and loose with the facts.