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 ...

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 ...

When Russia resumed trading with England, Napoleon prepared to invade Russia. Napoleon amassed an army of 600,000, the largest army Europe had ever seen. After a failed invasion of Moscow, the French ...

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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 ...

French President Emmanuel Macron is to lay a wreath at the tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte to mark the 200th anniversary of his death on Wednesday after months of debate about the legacy of the country's ...

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 ...

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 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 ...