The French Emperor is famous for a lot of things, but this lasting myth about Napoleon has shaped the way we see him through ...

Napoleon Bonaparte, France’s famed military commander and emperor, formally gave up his throne. Under the Treaty of ...

Two months before Napoleon's historic defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, a volcanic eruption in Indonesia caused heavy rains ...

Napoleon crowned himself emperor on December 2, 1804, turning the French Republic into the French Empire, with a Bonaparte line of succession. He felt that this provision for continuity was ...

Samantha Reinders “Please, take the emperor’s seat,” says Michel ... he oversees Longwood House, Napoleon Bonaparte’s home in exile from 1815 to 1821, the last years of his life.

1814: Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated as emperor of the French and was banished to the island of Elba. (Napoleon later escaped from Elba and returned to power in ...

Since the invasion plans by the emperor's entourage, relations between France and Brazil have gone through several upheavals ...

PARIS, France -- New evidence has given weight to the theory that French emperor Napoleon was poisoned by French and British conspirators. French scientists say new findings prove that Napoleon ...

‘The Exile’s Departure’ courtesy of: Torre Abbey Historic House and Art Gallery, Torquay, copyright Torbay Council. Following his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo (1815) Napoleon Bonaparte ...