In many ways, the marriage of Napoleon and Josephine Bonaparte from 1796 to 1809 mirrored the tumultuous time in which they became emperor and empress of France. More than 200 years later ...

February’s birthstone, the amethyst, is found across royal jewellery collections. However, it is the Swedish royal family ...

"The enemy is retreating in disorder, and all is going as well as possible," Napoleon wrote to Josephine. "My losses are heavy, but the victory is complete and decisive." He nonchalantly added ...

There’s also a romance at the heart of it, involving the Empress Josephine. That’s why we keep reading the books and why Hollywood is putting out its big-budget biopic. Napoleon is often ...

The unpublished love letters Napoleon wrote to Josephine shed new light on Napoleon’s character in a romantic relationship. Watch the full documentary Napoleon on BBC Select. Travel reporter ...

75 x 10.25 in. (190.5 x 26 cm.) Subscribe now to view details for this work, and gain access to over 18 million auction results. Purchase One-Day Pass ...

He tries to please him. He pays him a lot of compliments. Napoleon is a great seducer. "If Alexander were a woman," he wrote Josephine, "I would make him my mistress." SOKHOLOV: This was Napoleon ...

Last month saw the release of Sir Ridley Scott's film Napoleon, starring Joaquin Phoenix as the commander, and Vanessa Kirby as his wife and obsession Josephine. The film is said to contrast the ...