French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte is remembered today for his attempted conquest of Europe, his exile to a remote island in ...

On May 5, 1821, former French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile after suffering from a mysterious illness for weeks.

Fearing exile to a remote part of the Atlantic, Napoleon hatched an escape plan - not that his life was entirely uncomfortable on the island, where he had the luxury of a villa and separate summer ...

A mysterious bronze death mask of French Emperor Napoleon offers a macabre glimpse into his death in exile on the remote Atlantic island of St. Helena. The mask was cast from a mold taken shortly ...

On December 2, 1804, the great and good of Paris gathered in Notre-Dame Cathedral to witness the coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte and the birth of the French Empire. It’s a moment immortalized (and ...

A newly surfaced artifact linked to Napoleon Bonaparte revives his 1799 proclamation to the Jewish people, shedding new light ...

The last Napoleon felted-beaver bicorne to have come under the hammer, pictured above before its auction in Paris in 2014, went for $2.2 million to a South Korean collector. Now on display in Bonhams’ ...

Joaquin Phoenix is reuniting with his Gladiator director Ridley Scott in a new film about Napoleon Bonaparte Joaquin Phoenix has booked a new gig since becoming a father. The Oscar-winning actor is ...