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 ...
A trove of objects that portray Napoleon Bonaparte at his most powerful—and his most personal—sold for a whopping total of nearly $10 million at auction. An iconic portrait of the French emperor at ...
A fast visual summary of the Napoleonic Wars, using Google Earth to highlight major campaigns, shifting borders, and the ...
In 2023, filmmaker Ridley Scott and actor Joaquin Phoenix, who worked together on the 2000 Oscar-winning epic filmGladiator, teamed up once again for another historical movie. Now, two years after it ...