The Latest Breaking News from Josephine

Queen Mary of Denmark celebrates her 52nd birthday with a never-before-seen photo alongside her father. Learn more about her journey to the throne.

The release of Napoleon unleashed a torrent of objections to historical errors in the movie.

After "Alien", "Gladiator" and "Thelma and Louise", director Ridley Scott presents "Napoleon" to the French, with Oscar-winner Joaquin Phoenix in the title role and Vanessa Kirby as his Josephine. The filmmaker talks about his fascination with the brilliant and destructive emperor of France. From the final resting place of Napoleon,…

When Vanessa Kirby was announced to play Josephine in Ridley Scott’s Napoleon, it caused a ripple of surprise among historians. Kirby is considerably younger than the actor in title role, Joaquin Phoenix (14 years her senior), but in fact, Josephine was six years older than Napoleon.

The film reveals the dark past and motives of the French revolutionary.

Directors of historical feature films face a difficult task. How can they make the characters familiar to an audience without reducing them to caricature? How can they make sure that knowledge of the outcome – battles won or lost, empires built then ruined – doesn’t make the story seem like…

Our annual celebration of theatre is packed with fresh takes and new stories

Ridley Scott’s Napoleon biopic is released next week, but from birthplace to battlefields you can still follow in Bonaparte’s mighty footsteps

Ridley Scott gives his blunt response to critics pointing out Napoleon’s inaccuracies.