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Just down the road from the petite Airbnb in which I’m currently staying on the outskirts of Paris is the home of Alexander ...

Though Napoleon Bonaparte was often known to prefer simple meals, his last meal was an extravagant breakfast full of traditional French dishes.

from Peter the Great to Napoleon Bonaparte, who is referenced continually in Crime and Punishment, the intellectual sequel to Notes from Underground. Justifying the unjustifiable is the ...

Despite collaborating with Stanley Kubrick on one of the most infamous horror films of all time, Jack Nicholson was desperate ...

many Europeans had heard of the Great Pyramids or the Sphinx, but the ancient temples and monuments of Upper Egypt were unknown. Dominique-Vivant Denon, an artist and writer, accompanied Napoleon ...

As 1805 began, Napoleon was planning to cross the English Channel and invade Great Britain with 2000 ships and 200,000 soldiers. The French and British were at war once again: irreconcilable ...

At just nine-years-old, Napoleon left home for a military school, where he was bullied. Princeton professor of history David Bell remarks, “His great ambition until 1793 was to bring Corsica ...

Napoleon’s edict barring trade with Great Britain was ruining the Russian economy. Tensions quickly escalated; every attempt to negotiate failed. SOKHOLOV: The Russian army starts to concentrate ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Business Tour: Great Leaders - Napoleon He majestically walks over conquered lands. He holds his head proudly. He directs his victorious gaze towards ...