Two centuries after his downfall, Napoleon remains both revered and controversial in France — but above all, unavoidable.

Literally just a few kilometers from Germany, and situated in the heart of France’s Alsace region, is the stunningly ...

Amid all the talk of kings in American, columnist Ron Faucheux takes a look at electoral politics in a couple of countries ...

Napoleon relics, including his iconic bicorne hat, a sleeve from his red velvet coat, and divorce papers from his troubled ...

“He who saves his country does not violate any law,” Donald Trump posted on social-media platform X in February. It was an ...

After the Hollywood epic "Napoleon" exposed the legendary emperor to a new generation two years ago, more than 100 relics -- which shaped empires, broke hearts and spawned centuries of fascination -- ...

After Hollywood's "Napoleon" exposed the legendary emperor to a new generation, over 100 relics -- which shaped empires, ...

Three days after the fall of France in 1940, Napoleon, lying in his marble tomb in Paris, received a visit from his greatest admirer. Adolf Hitler, on his one and only visit to the French capital ...

"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 ...

In 1814 it looked as though they had succeeded. Napoleon had abdicated and was exiled to the island of Elba. In France the Bourbon king Louis XVIII had been restored to power. Then, in late ...

France appears to now be at the stage of nostalgia for a Napoleon comeback. Photo by PASCAL POCHARD-CASABIANCA / AFP From the latest government chaos to the surprise comeback of Napoleon Bonaparte ...