Ridley Scott's latest historic epic, Napoleon, is raising eyebrows from French historians — but should taking creative liberties really matter? (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images) ...
In the winter of 1812, Napoleon’s Grande Armée met its most devastating enemy—not the Russian army, but biology itself. As ...
In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte led one of the most ambitious military campaigns in history — the invasion of Egypt. What began as a swift conquest of Alexandria soon turned into a brutal desert nightmare ...
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 ...
In 1812 Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Russia with one of the largest armies in history—the “Grande Armée” of about half a ...
He was a French dictator—the original short king. Napoleon's supposedly short stature made him the mockery of Europe and inspired a stigma that persists today. Napoleon Bonaparte poses for a portrait ...
Julio is a Senior Author for Collider. Despite having studied History and International Relations at university, he found his calling in cultural journalism. When he is not writing, Julio teaches ...
NAPOLEON, Ohio — It's been part of Napoleon history for more than a century, but in recent decades it's only been used as storage. Now, a plan to bring new life to the Napoleon Public Library is in ...
When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Hugh Eakin PLUNDER Napoleon’s Theft of Veronese’s Feast By Cynthia Saltzman On Aug. 10, 1793, ...