The Frogs have been getting uppity over Joaquin Phoenix’s depiction of Napoleon, in Ridley Scott’s new blockbuster. Their historians point out the real Boney didn’t participate in cavalry charges, ...
New facts about the role played by Napoleon in the emancipation of European Jewry at the beginning of the nineteenth century are revealed in an article in the current issue of The American Hebrew. The ...
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Everyone thinks Napoleon was short. His height was recorded in “pied,” which means he was actually taller than the average soldier.
Napoleon Bonaparte gets teased more than almost any historic figure, and somehow the joke always circles back to his height. You’ve heard the punchlines, the sitcom references, the memes—yet the ...
The last decade has seen the emergence of a new global anxiety: the rise of so-called misinformation. Social media; highly editorialised right-wing American cable TV; blustering populists who wield ...
Mark Schneider’s fascination with the short French emperor with a big ego has led to a complex career. In the last eight years, Mark Schneider has developed an unusual side career portraying Napoleon ...
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