A series of hilltop forts built to defend England during the Napoleonic Wars are being preserved to ensure their legacy can live on. The Western Heights comprise a number of forts linked by miles ...

In 1808, Napoleon's rivalry with Britain led to an ill-fated intervention in Portugal and Spain, that sparked a nationalist revolt against the French. At Bailén Napoleon's Empire suffered its ...

Star Wars actor Kenneth Colley has died at the age of 87, his agent has announced. The film and television performer is best known for starring in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi as ...

Six weeks after his bloody repulse at the Battle of Aspern-Essling, Napoleon led his reinforced army back across the Danube. The resulting clash with Archduke Charles's Austrian army was the ...

This article looks at the attempt to reform the arrangement of labour in the royal dockyards during the Napoleonic Wars. In particular it is concerned with the effort made to enforce an ...

Getting a handle on cabin baggage: How confusing are the current rules, and what is changing (or not)? The allowances, dimensions and costs for cabin baggage on British Airways, easyJet, Wizz Air ...