In the summer of 1815, the gruelling Battle of Waterloo raged. It would be the conflict that would finally put an end to the intermittent warfare between France and other European powers, and usher in ...

By using surviving artifacts, eyewitness testimony, accurately reproduced uniforms, original firearms and the thorough study ...

The total value of an artist’s artworks sold at auction over a specific period. This metric reflects the artist’s overall market activity and demand in monetary terms. The middle value of all realized ...

Historians fear a £1.6 million Belgian farm which was the site of a battle ‘that made defeating Napoleon at Waterloo possible’ could be turned into a block of flats. Gemioncourt Farm is a key ...

Hill, who was born in Shropshire, served as second-in-command to the Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo. Repair works to the statue are anticipated to begin in the summer and autumn of ...

"Come general, the affair is over, we have lost the day," Napoleon told one of his officers. "Let us be off." The day was June 18, 1815. By about 8 p.m., the emperor of France knew he had been ...

What is David Cartwright's most expensive painting? Since 2011 the record price for this artist at auction is 3,062 USD for Uxbridge's Charge, Battle of Waterloo 1815, sold at Anthemion Auctions in ...

The operator initially ran services to and from London Waterloo before switching to St Pancras when this was extensively refurbished in 2007. Eurostar now runs from St Pancras to Lille non-stop ...

At the battle of Waterloo in 1815, the First Regiment of Foot Guards defeated the grenadiers of Napoleon's Guard. They were rewarded with the title of Grenadier Regiment, with every soldier ...

As we look forward to celebrating the bicentennial of the “Star-Spangled Banner” by Francis Scott Key, I have to admit, with deep shame and embarrassment, that until I left England and went to ...

The defeat of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 is widely believed to be due to the inclement weather in England. But a new study suggests that Napoleon’s misfortune ...