Most people know the French dictator Napoleon Bonaparte for his somewhat ironic height. For someone who is known for his big ego and successes, Napoleon is estimated to only measure 5 foot 7. Napoleon ...

To arms, citizens: The emperor has returned. This time, however, he'll stick around a lot longer than 100 days. A trailer for "Napoleon," the latest historical epic from director Ridley Scott, was ...

I can’t think of any two people more prominent in the minds of French citizens than the Virgin Mary and Emperor Napoleon. And they share an important date: August 15 – when it’s believed she ascended ...

The Post recently panned Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” starring Joaquin Phoenix as “looney tunes” — an opinion largely unchanged from Post founder Alexander Hamilton’s assessment of the French leader 200 ...

“Napoleon” (2023) opens with an idea written in the shades of the French tricolor: “The people are driven by misery into revolution … and brought back to misery by revolution.” This cyclic statement ...

As a scandalous image of shameless masculine power and sensual strength, Thomas Lawrence’s spectacular painting Satan Summoning his Legions seemed to be a subversive advertisement for the libertine ...

The problem with editors is that they control the ink. When I was told I could have 700 words on Napoleon Bonaparte, I was concerned. Given the topic, it seems only appropriate I follow orders. Ridley ...

The greatest test in the history of the modern Catholic Church began at 2 a.m. on July 6, 1809. That’s when French troops swarmed the Quirinal Palace in Rome. The midnight arrest of Pope Pius VII at ...