With the Ridley Scott-directed biopic approaching its theatrical release, the true story of Napoleon is getting new attention from people worldwide. Who was Napoleon? What age was he when he died? And ...

“Everything concerned with the late Emperor Napoleon belongs to British history”, claimed the catalogue entry for Napoleon’s carriage when it was exhibited at Madame Tussaud and Sons in 1843. The ...

Ridley Scott recently told historians calling out historical inaccuracies in Napoleon to “Get a life.” And that seemed to indicate that his big-screen adaptation of Napoleon’s story would be more ...

After the trailer dropped for Napoleon, Ridley Scott's new historical biopic about every middle-aged rich guy's favorite tiny tyrant, TV historian Dan Snow posted a video on TikTok taking to task a ...

This is not a problem exclusive to Napoleon, but the overarching issue with imbuing any biopic with a compelling narrative is that a person’s life, even a person as objectively fascinating as Napoleon ...

With Ridley Scott’s Napoleon playing in theaters, now is a good time to look back at some other notable projects about Napoleon Bonaparte or the era of French history in which he played such a pivotal ...

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