Mexico's forgotten 19th-century invaders were fortune seekers who tried repeatedly to colonize the Baja California Peninsula ...

The U.S is careening toward a potential recession, propelled by a dramatic escalation in trade barriers, including ...

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

What Really Happened At The Battle Of Waterloo In 1815?' How was Napoleon defeated at The Battle of Waterloo? Why was it the ...

A huge painting by Mark Rothko, thought to be worth tens of millions of dollars, has been removed from display in a Dutch museum after it was damaged by a visiting child. Conservators will now ...

After two years of traveling, “Madame X” — the iconic 1884 portrait by John Singer Sargent — has returned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it’s the star of a new exhibit ...

While in exile on the island of Saint Helena, Napoleon remarked to a loyal follower, “What a novel my life has been!” ...

Noonans are to offer the highest value gold token struck in England––a very rare gold 19th-century 40-shilling token from ...

A remarkable archive documenting Napoleon's final days in exile has come to light after more than 200 years. The never-before-seen cache of material includes a candid witness account describing ...

[PARIS] A sword that belonged to Napoleon and was specially ordered for the personal use of the French emperor is to be auctioned in Paris next month, an auction house said. Napoleon ordered the sabre ...

This year’s edition of Art Paris was, as always, the place to be in springtime for modern and contemporary art. The fair closed its doors on Sunday, April 6, having welcomed a record number of 86,975 ...