The 1979 Met Gala theme was a lesson in European history and fashion. The show presented more than 150 costumes, uniforms, ...

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

A specter is haunting America, but it is not — with apologies to Karl Marx — the specter of communism. It is, instead, the ...

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