Napoleon commissioned the sword, filled with classical motifs, after being elected as consul for life by the senate in 1802.

Napoleon ordered the sabre in 1802 and kept it throughout his reign. The Giquello auction firm said on Friday it expected the ...

It would be the conflict that would finally put an end to the intermittent warfare between France and other European powers, and usher in the downfall of Napoleon Bonaparte. But this bloody ...

In the early 19th century, a gifted and divisive figure from France became a political giant in Europe – and it wasn’t ...

Except for the Battle of Borodino, which Napoleon had fought in Russia in his disastrous 1812 campaign, this was the costliest single day of the 23 years of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

The colossal obelisk of Stoodley Pike towers above the Calder Valley between the towns of Hebden Bridge and Todmorden.

Swanson; Photographs by Samantha Reinders Merrill Joshua, of St. Helena’s tourism board, dressed in full Napoleonic regalia ... oversees Longwood House, Napoleon Bonaparte’s home in exile ...

The Catholic Church mourns Pope Francis's death after almost 12 years of service. Saint Peter is historically known as the ...

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With a reign lasting 31 years, 7 months, and 23 days (11,560 days), Pius IX holds the record for the longest verified papacy.