A spirit of defiance and a mysterious culture endure on the French island of Corsica, intertwined with the timeless beauty of ...

The Battle of Trafalgar, which took place on October 21st, 1805, was part of the War of the Third Coalition within the Napoleonic Wars. This conflict involved the British fighting against both Spanish ...

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Napoleon Bonaparte's astonishing return to power in France from exile on Elba in 1815 and how ...

Archaeologists in Paris just made an astounding discovery beneath the stone floor of Notre Dame. They were excavating the floor as a precautionary measure before construction workers installed ...

France will observe Bastille Day, which traditionally has been seen as the beginning of the French Revolution. The Bastille ...

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An American war re-enactor earned the job of Napoleon for the 210th anniversary of the battle, despite his accent.

Toussaint Louverture was born a slave. He defeated Napoleon and liberated a nation. This is his story.

The weight of Napoleon III's name hung over him for his entire life. Convinced he was heir to his uncle Napoleon Bonaparte's empire, Napoleon III plotted and schemed from exile for decades—until his ...

More than 100 objects connected to the French emperor just sold at auction. The collection sheds light on the man and the ...

From Abraham Lincoln's appetite for apples to Mark Twain’s odes to oysters, these are some of the surprising favourite foods ...