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Bonaparte and the British: Prints and propaganda in the age of Napoleon is on at The British Museum's Room 90 until 16 August. Entrance is free.
Pauline, Napoleon’s favorite sister and one of the most fascinating Bonaparte siblings, was widely known across France and beyond for both her breathtaking beauty and her scandalous love affairs.
The British Army's size may cripple its ability to support NATO or fight a major war, some experts fear. It's the smallest it's been since the 1800s.
Art History Antonio Canova’s Sexy Sculpture of Napoleon’s Sister Caused a Scandal—Here Are 3 Facts That Elevate It Above the Sensationalism The sculpture of Pauline Borghese as the goddess ...
Napoleon was not poisoned by his British jailers according to new evidence found nearly 200 years after his death.
The number British Army troops has fallen below 73,000 for the first time since the Napoleonic era. Official government figures show there are now just 72,510 full-time, trained soldiers ready for ...
Set in the early 19th century, they followed the military exploits of a tough, resourceful rifleman, first in India, then in Europe during the Napoleonic Wars.
The flick’s faults aside, the current "Napoleon" buzz makes this the ideal time to recall the story of a spectacularly unlucky British general who had an unfortunate encounter with the Little ...
A lock of Napoleon Bonaparte’s hair has sold for £9,000 at auction. The unidentified British bidder won the memento, clipped from the French Emperor’s head after he died in exile in 1821 ...
A medal Napoleon gave to British scientist Humphry Davy while France and Britain were at war was thrown away by Davy's widow, a relative has said. Jane Davy threw her husband's medal into the sea near ...