Napoleon Bonaparte. One of history’s greatest commanders or a bit overrated? In this video, Dan Snow breaks down the pivotal battles that shaped the legendary commander’s legacy and left an indelible ...

On June 18, 1815, near the village of Waterloo in present-day Belgium, Napoleon Bonaparte faced the Duke of Wellington and Prussian forces under Blücher in his last bid for power. The day-long clash ...

Restraint was a guiding light for cinematographer Dariusz Wolski while photographing Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon,” an epic saga that explores the French emperor’s (Joaquin Phoenix) rise to power and his ...

In the new film Napoleon, director Ridley Scott tells the story of French leader Napoleon Bonaparte (Joaquin Phoenix). It's a lavish war epic that tracks Bonaparte's rise to power through epic ...

He fired cannon on his own countrymen, wooed the mistress of a formidable opponent and even threatened the Pope. He was Napoleon, one of the most brilliant and complex figures in history. This ...

The director and his collaborators talk about their approach to the large-scale action of "Napoleon" and the careful planning that made it come to life. As on “The Duellists,” Scott meticulously ...

To arms, citizens: The emperor has returned. This time, however, he'll stick around a lot longer than 100 days. A trailer for "Napoleon," the latest historical epic from director Ridley Scott, was ...