Vintage engraving of Napoleon Bonaparte at Auxonne, in the Cote-d'Or department in the Burgundy region of eastern France, 1788. From the painting by Francois Flamenc. Royalist rebels invited the ...

The French Emperor is famous for a lot of things, but this lasting myth about Napoleon has shaped the way we see him through ...

Paintings of the time show him returning ... who insisted on calling Napoleon General Bonaparte. Only one weapon was left him — words. With words, he would launch his last campaign.

including Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’s portraits of Napoleon Bonaparte, Islamic architecture, and hip hop culture. “I believe it’s possible to hold twin desires in your head, such as the desire to ...

An often overlooked aspect of the first Duke of Wellington's private life is getting a new look at his London home -- and ...

‘The Exile’s Departure’ courtesy of: Torre Abbey Historic House and Art Gallery, Torquay, copyright Torbay Council. Following his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo (1815) Napoleon ...