In 1804, Napoleon crowned himself emperor of France. In 1823, during his annual address to the U.S. Congress, President James ...

The Empress is a historical drama series from Germany. It was created by Katharina Eyssen and directed by Katrin Gebbe. The second season consists of six episodes.

Dominic Lieven, author of Russia Against Napoleon: The Battle for Europe, 1807 to 1814 "I wish I had had this book in front of me while writing Citizen Emperor. This is a significant contribution to ...

Charles Court Opera always throws a pantomime curveball, with panto interpretations of Beowulf and, last year, Homer’s ...

Two pistols owned by the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, with which he once intended to kill himself, have been sold at auction for €1.69m (£1.4m). The weapons, which were created by the ...

211.5 x 131 cm. (83.3 x 51.6 in.) ...

In 1804 Napoleon, Emperor of France, made slavery legal again in the French colonies. Napoleon's efforts to restore slavery meant that the abolitionist campaign would help to undermine Napoleon's ...

That was the image - the symbol of the emperor." The auctioneers said this hat comes with impeccable provenance, remaining throughout the 19th Century in the family of Napoleon's palace quartermaster.

While Napoleon’s machinations to make himself Emperor and the other political upheavals of the time could make for an interesting comment on our own turmoil today – Scott uses handheld cameras ...

A sword gifted by Napoleon to the captain of HMS Northumberland as a thank you for supplying his wine in exile has sold at ...