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 ...

An extremely rare ‘bicorne,’ or 2-pointed hat, that was worn by Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo was sold at auction in France for $325,000 on Monday. The hat went under the hammer for €280,000 ...

Napoleon expert Jean Claude Dey presents Napoleon's hat, from the Napoleonic collection of the Palais de Monaco, in Fontainebleau. AP The iconic bicorne hat Napoleon is believed to have worn during ...

Filmmaker Ridley Scott is a master of the historical epic, having directed several – 1492: Conquest of Paradise, Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven, Exodus: Gods and Kings (even Robin Hood and The Last Duel ...

David Scarpa’s screenplay covers three decades of European history as the military commander triumphs in the Revolutionary Wars and rises to Emperor of France, only to end his life in exile. By David ...

“Napoleon” (2023) opens with an idea written in the shades of the French tricolor: “The people are driven by misery into revolution … and brought back to misery by revolution.” This cyclic statement ...

In time with the news that Ridley Scott's Napoleon will be available on premium video-on-demand and for digital purchase on January 9, IGN can also exclusively reveal a behind-the-scenes look at the ...