After being exiled to the island of Elba, Napoleon Bonaparte was supposed to be finished. Europe believed the wars were over and the emperor’s reign had finally ended. But less than a year later, ...

Less than a decade after the French Revolution had dismantled centuries of monarchy in the name of liberty, equality and republican ideals, France once again placed supreme authority in the hands of a ...

In the first act of Ridley Scott’s newest film, “Napoleon,” the French general does something strangely anti-historical: fire a cannon at the tip of the Great Pyramids. In the next scene, he stands on ...

When director Ridley Scott was promoting his latest—and we might argue funniest—historical epic back in November, the filmmaker spoke with pride about the film addressing Napoleon Bonaparte’s ...

Quote of the day by Napoleon Bonaparte: More than 195 countries and billions of people rely on historical narratives to define identity, politics, and national memory. Yet the way history is written ...

Dubbed "the pistols that might have changed the course of history" the dual flintlock guns were owned by the famous French general until 1814 - the year he considered using them to take his own life, ...

A collection of historic weapons that reportedly once belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte will be put up for auction. The Rock Island Auction Company will be putting the six-piece garniture up for sale, ...