This course is available on the MSc in Empires, Colonialism and Globalisation, MSc in History of International Relations and MSc in International and World History (LSE & Columbia). This course is ...

Joaquin Phoenix transforms into a menacing Napoleon for Ridley Scott's upcoming historical drama, set to release in November. The film will focus on Napoleon's rise to power and his relationship with ...

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Michael Broers, Professor of Western European History at Oxford University, and to discuss his new book, Napoleon: The Decline and Fall of an Empire: 1811-1821.

Napoleon believed he could defeat Britain without invading it - by cutting off its trade and isolating it from Europe. The ...

As enemy armies stormed into France, Napoleon struck back with dazzling precision. Yet behind every victory loomed the one ...

TODD PORTERFIELD AND SUSAN L. SIEGFRIED Staging Empire: Napoleon, Ingres, and David University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2006. 272 pp.; 48 color ills., 82 b/w. $55.00 A few years ...

All interviews with actors and writers in this issue took place prior to the union strikes. You can find the issue on newsstands from Thursday 3 August – but for now, here’s a sneak peek inside the ...

Special things happen when Ridley Scott sets his sights on history. Sometimes, you get Gladiator – a thunderous, immersive, near-mythical tale that ensures you are entertained. Sometimes, you get the ...

Napoleon Perdis built his $125 million beauty empire from humble beginnings. But fast forward 24 years, the cult makeup giant collapsed into a voluntary administration on Thursday, with hundreds of ...