Two centuries after his downfall, Napoleon remains both revered and controversial in France — but above all, unavoidable.

“Napoleon” (2023) opens with an idea written in the shades of the French tricolor: “The people are driven by misery into revolution … and brought back to misery by revolution.” This cyclic statement ...

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by William Doyle, professor emeritus of history and a senior research fellow at the University of Bristol, to discuss his book, Napoleon at Peace: How to End a ...

France was the powerhouse of Europe. It had the continent’s biggest population, a large overseas empire and had become the ...

Like Ridley Scott’s Napoleon, Donald Trump’s endless self-puffery and self-regard make him a caricature of himself. But that doesn’t undercut his appeal. It magnifies it, argues Noah Berlatsky.

Prince Bonaparte speaks at French Senate debate in reply to press attacks against Government and laws; Speaks, French Senate, in reply to press attacks against French Government and laws ...

Revolution in France--Perils of Napoleon. Share full article. April 27, 1867. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from April 27, 1867, Page 4 Buy Reprints.

The ninth of November, 1799—the 18th of Brumaire in the calendar of the French Revolution—is often remembered as the day the Revolution ended. Napoleon Bonaparte, conqueror of Italy and ...

Napoleon’s family, including his mother (bottom center) and his sister Omega (right of him.) // PHOTO BY PRUDENCE RUFUS. As for his unusual name, Maddox says his parents presciently chose his big ...

The best French Revolution movies range from sweeping war epics to Sofia Coppola and Kirsten Dunst's wild collaboration, Marie Antoinette.

The first trailer for director Ridley Scott’s new movie “Napoleon” is here. Joaquin Phoenix plays famous leader Napoleon Bonaparte, starting with the French Revolution.. Vanessa Kirby plays ...

Joaquin Phoenix‘s Napoleon Bonaparte can’t fail in the trailer for Ridley Scott’s Napoleon.The leader’s relentless sequence of wins brought him the highest praise as a military commander ...