He was the man who would define the start of the 19th century. He has more documented victories than any other battlefield commander in history. From a relatively humble background, he rose to become ...

A trove of objects that portray Napoleon Bonaparte at his most powerful—and his most personal—sold for a whopping total of nearly $10 million at auction. An iconic portrait of the French emperor at ...

I can’t think of any two people more prominent in the minds of French citizens than the Virgin Mary and Emperor Napoleon. And they share an important date: August 15 – when it’s believed she ascended ...