May 5th marks 200 years since the death of Napoleon Bonaparte: France's Emperor, military genius, generally revered as a national hero. But Clovis Etchiandas, a tour guide, won't be celebrating those ...

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 ...

Napoleon Bonaparte was a French general and emperor who has been studied by historians and academics for centuries. Despite his epic conquests, bold reforms, and intriguing personal life, the most ...

The historical French leader has captivated imaginations around the globe for centuries as the subject of books, films, songs and poems. As a new biopic directed by Ridley Scott is set to further ...

They killed thousands and even bombed the Al-Azhar mosque, a key authority for Sunni Muslims worldwide. Napoleon Bonaparte’s bloody campaign in Egypt and Palestine, which marked the start of modern ...

On 5 May 1821, Napoleon Bonaparte died in a surprisingly small bed surrounded by his French coterie in exile in a damp and reportedly rat-infested house on the British island of Saint Helena. His last ...

French President Emmanuel Macron is to lay a wreath at the tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte to mark the 200th anniversary of his death on Wednesday after months of debate about the legacy of the country's ...

Alan Forrest explores the legacy of the empire and state-system imposed on Europe during the Napoleonic wars. The article continues our series Lest we forget, an editorial project in association with ...

On a busy street in the centre of Montauban in southern France, with roadworks blasting the pavement nearby, there is a spot earmarked for a new statue of France's best-known dictator. Once Europe's ...

PARIS, April 29 (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 ...