From historical epics like Napoleon to introspective dramas like The Zone of Interest, there have been many amazing war ...
Yet this image couldn’t be further from the truth. The French emperor was probably closer to five feet six or […] ...
The major survey repositions the French artist as more than a Neoclassicist, emphasising instead his realism and idealism ...
Nearly every aspect of Napoleon Bonaparte’s military strategy has been extensively studied for centuries. But if there is a single lesson that anyone—from would-be dictators to casual Risk board game ...
A unique brooch set with old mine-cut diamonds once owned by Napoleon Bonaparte will headline Sotheby’s Royal & Noble Sale on November 12 at the Mandarin Oriental in Geneva. It will be offered at ...
A mass grave holding soldiers from Napoleon Bonaparte's French army reveals some of the diseases that killed the Grande Armée during its disastrous retreat from Russia in 1812. When you purchase ...
Two centuries after Napoleon’s younger sister called it home, a historic villa outside Lucca, Italy is back on the market — an exceedingly rare chance to own a property entwined with the Bonaparte ...
He was a French dictator—the original short king. Napoleon's supposedly short stature made him the mockery of Europe and inspired a stigma that persists today. Napoleon Bonaparte poses for a portrait ...
An American war re-enactor earned the job of Napoleon for the 210th anniversary of the battle, despite his accent. An American war re-enactor earned the job of Napoleon for the 210th anniversary of ...
Napoleon Bonaparte remains one of the rare historical figures to have attained truly global celebrity status, thanks in no small part to his histrionic personality, tragic downfall and scandal-laced ...
The ancient Egyptians believed that mummifying the king’s body enabled his ascension to the realm of the gods. According to this belief, the preserved body, known as the Ach — a luminous spirit — was ...