PARIS (Reuters) - As the bicentenary of Napoleon Bonaparte's death draws closer, an exhibition at Les Invalides in Paris sheds light on his death in exile and his efforts to save his legacy as ...

Why is this anniversary significant? On 5 May 1821, Napoleon died in exile, in a damp house on the bleak South Atlantic island of St Helena. Even in death, he was considered too dangerous to return to ...

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Bonaparte or Napoleon? Revolutionary general carrying the banner of liberal humanism across Europe? Tyrannical emperor imposing arrogant domination? Or epic hero bearing glory of universal appeal? The ...

It can be a welcome shift for a biopic to divulge a less-cited aspect of a historical figure’s life, but the new film “Napoleon” isn’t quite sure what chapters of the man’s timeline to highlight. The ...

Ridley Scott’s Napoleon is storming the box office, even in France despite the reactions of French historians who tore the film apart. So, beyond la grande histoire d’amour with Joséphine, the famous ...

One year ago, I ventured into the world of journalism with my review of Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” which inspired a set of twelve monthly columns dedicated to Iowa’s French and Napoleonic past and ...