“Napoleon: A Life,” Andrew Roberts’ new and exhaustive biography on Napoleon Bonaparte, sees the French emperor as “the Enlightenment on horseback,” swiftly bestowing the blessings of ...

Many famous quotes are attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte. “History is a set of lies agreed upon” is one. “Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake” is another. And then there ...

Of the making of books about Napoleon Bonaparte, there seems to be no end. Two hundred years after the emperor’s death in 1821 on the island of St. Helena, he continues to be the subject of new ...

With the new Ridley Scott film “Napoleon,” starring Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby, hitting theaters this week, General Bonaparte is having a cultural moment. Another one.

By Andrew Roberts Viking. 926 pp. $45 'Ah, if it were only to be done over again!" sighed Napoleon Bonaparte about the Battle of Waterloo as he sailed into exile and imprisonment.

This is an excellent biography of Napoleon, but it’s also a giant (976 pages) romp of a book, a Bonaparte theme park where tumblers and carnies mingle with the generals and kings.

Napoleon was only 51 when he died on the island of St. Helena, where he was out of power and exiled from his beloved France. By May 5, 1821, he had been getting sicker for several months ...

Napoleon Bonaparte did a lot, but he didn’t quite do it all. He did not, for example, fire a bunch of cannons at the Egyptian pyramids. Does it matter that Ridley Scott’s Napoleon includes a ...

Napoleon Bonaparte reportedly donned the collection’s sword and scabbard in 1799 when he arrived in Paris and drove out the Directory’s Council of Five Hundred legislative body from Saint-Cloud.

Adelle DuFrene, dressed as Napoleon Bonaparte, reacts after sabering a champagne bottle in celebration of National PimmÕs Cup Day at Napoleon House in New Orleans, La., Tuesday, July 1, 2025.