French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to commemorate the bicentennial of the emperor’s death, an act that some see as controversial. Napoleon may be the most recognised French historical figure ...

Legendary filmmaker Ridley Scott has hit out at French critics of his latest movie, Napoleon, declaring: “The French don’t even like themselves.” Ridley Scott’s biopic of the 19th-century French ...

On December 2, 1804, the great and good of Paris gathered in Notre-Dame Cathedral to witness the coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte and the birth of the French Empire. It’s a moment immortalized (and ...

A study of the great figures throughout history will reveal a few common central characteristics binding them through the centuries and continents. They all possess extraordinary talent that often ...

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Ahead of his new epic, with Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon, Scott has caused anger with his comments about his lead character, comparing him to Hitler and Stalin. What's the truth of the matter, asks ...

A sword that belonged to Napoleon and was specially ordered for the personal use of the French emperor is to be auctioned in Paris next month, the auction house said. Napoleon ordered the sabre in ...

12:20, Tue, Nov 10, 2020 Updated: 16:32, Tue, Nov 10, 2020 Napoleon was arguably the greatest general in history. Even the Duke of Wellington, who famously defeated him at the Battle of Waterloo, ...

A hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte when he was French emperor has sold for a record of nearly two million euros at a French auction. The black beaver felt hat went for 1.932 million euros ($2.1 ...