Even in some of history’s darkest moments, there were still reasons to drink champagne. This is a fact proven by the world ...

Escape the crowds in an Italian hidden gem that's as enchanting as it is relaxing. Explore history, then sunbathe near the ...

A Napoleon hat is the ultimate symbol of the French emperor. A major sale in Paris next month includes a great example at ...

Some 100 Napoleon artifacts from the Chalençon collection are headed to the auction block at Sotheby's Paris in June.

After Napoleon Bonaparte's final defeat in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, he was exiled to St. Helena, one of the world's most remote inhabited islands. He spent the rest of his life there, isolated ...

The collection, amassed over 40 years, comes from the trove of avid Napoleon collector and socialite Pierre-Jean Chalençon ...

Pierre-Jean Chalençon’s trove is one of the most comprehensive private Napoleonic collections ever to come to market.

The discovery of Napoleon’s 3-cm penis invites a deeper discussion about male identity and the perception of power throughout ...

Divisions in Venezuela's opposition were laid bare Monday as it counted the cost of a ballot boycott that allowed ...

Geneva expels protestant reformer John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for ...

There were always rumors about him, though. Johnny Rotten famously called him out on TV in the '70s. Richard Herring and ...

SUPPLEMENT: A house in Addiscombe became the final home for a much-travelled old soldier, who fought in Wellington’s armies ...