In late 1825, a group of reform-minded Russian military officers believed the time was ripe to end the rule of the czars.

The auction — aiming to make in excess of 7 million euros ($7.5 million) — is a biography in objects. The centerpiece is Napoleon’s iconic bicorne hat, the black felt chapeau he wore in battle — with ...

PARIS — After the Hollywood epic “Napoleon” exposed the legendary emperor to a new generation two years ago, over 100 relics ...

It’s ironic that it took the approval of a foreign emperor who had just conquered Napoleon to restore luxury status to ...

Oysters and escargot are recognised as luxury foods around the world – but they were once valued by the lower classes as ...

Napoleon Bonaparte’s journey from his birth in Corsica in 1768 to his coronation as Emperor of France in 1804 is a tale of ambition, military genius, and political maneuvering. This video ...

Ottoman imperium eventually ended in ignominy, with defeat in World War I and the Armenian Genocide – an appalling ...

Years after a devastating fire, Brazil is slowly rebuilding an institution dedicated to the country’s cultural heritage.

When asked why he was bent on heading toward the Rhine, Stalin supposedly answered that Tsar Alexander I, after defeating Napoleon, took the Russian army all the way to Paris. Recommended ...

To mark the 203rd coronation day of Maharaja Gulab Singh, Natrang Tuesday screened the episode of Rajtilak from the highly ...

When Odysseus encounters the Cyclops in Book 9 of Homer’s Odyssey, the giant’s first question is: “Who are you, strangers?