Under the Sun“ A monthly column of random, historical vignettes... The post Putin & Napoleon: A True Story of Overreach, ...

A medieval French castle dripping with history — and possibly Napoleon’s hidden gold — is for sale, asking $3.8 million. The Chateau de Saint-Chartier, a 1,500-year-old fortress in Saint ...

While Ridley Scott's recent film adaptation took nearly three hours to capture Napoleon Bonaparte's epic saga ... explored the twilight years of one of history's most iconic figures on the ...

A peace settlement to end a major war can be an opportunity to reorder the world. After the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte in ...

Famous foreigners have often attracted large American crowds, but neither the Beetles nor the Rolling Stones nor Winston ...

French President Emmanuel Macron branded his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin an "imperialist" who was trying to "rewrite ...