The gate that goes nowhere is somehow a monument to the Napoleonic genius of the man who enabled the emancipation of the Jews ...

What happened when Napoleon faced the full force of the Sixth Coalition at Leipzig in October 1813? In the largest and ...

He suggested that his critics were craven weaklings: “We are surely approaching a moment for Europe in which it will ... from Moscow’s assault. Yet the Napoleon-wannabe Macron talks of ...

But they wouldn't remain neutral for long — all of Europe smelled blood with Napoleon's defeat. "My star was fading," Napoleon said. "I felt the reins slipping out of my grasp, and could do ...

Europe's Egypt obsession led to its first museums of archaeology Goaded on by Napoleon's savant expeditions, the European fascination with ancient Egypt gave rise to archaeological museums in ...

The French and British were at war once again: irreconcilable enemies struggling for dominance on the continent of Europe. At the end of summer, Napoleon paraded his soldiers along the Channel ...

A “legendary” hat owned by Napoleon Bonaparte sold for a whopping ... while he was in the midst of conquering much of continental Europe. At this point, Bonaparte had already crowned himself ...

It dates from the Napoleonic era and would have been made ... The British victory at Waterloo in 1815 left Britain the dominant power in Europe with the Royal Navy being the strongest fleet ...

Scarlet corn poppies (popaver rhoeas) grow naturally in conditions of disturbed earth throughout Western Europe. The destruction brought by the Napoleonic wars of the early 19th Century ...