When I noticed that Aug. 15 is Napoleon’s 253rd birthday, I recalled a dinner I had several years ago with an elderly surgeon. He had amassed a remarkable collection of medical historical ...

Fearing exile to a remote part of the Atlantic, Napoleon hatched an escape plan - not that his life was entirely uncomfortable on the island, where he had the luxury of a villa and separate summer ...

For Russian historians — strange and terrible to say — Napoleon, that most insignificant instrument of history, who never and nowhere, even in exile, displayed any human dignity — Napoleon ...

Prior to his final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, the French ruler gave the saber to one of his most trusted generals, ...

Unfortunately, what awaited Napoleon was the catastrophic Battle of Waterloo and a return to exile. Now we wait to find out if Trump will meet a similar fate, or whether he can defy the odds and ...

Credit: AP/Nicole Evatt Perhaps best known as the site of Napoleon Bonaparte’s exile from 1815 until his death in 1821, St. Helena features multiple heritage sites honoring the deposed French ...

In recent years, several of Napoleon's possessions have fetched high prices at auctions. In July of the previous year, two ...

As Napoleon Bonaparte consolidated his power in France in 1802, he commissioned the master armorer at the state armory in Versailles to make him a sword. This magnificent blade, which Napoleon ...

only to end his life in exile. By David Rooney Chief Film Critic Abel Gance’s 1927 French silent film, also titled Napoleon, is the most famous screen portrayal of the historical figure.