The Latest Breaking News from Napoleon Bonaparte

20 telltale stories about popes and the papacy that may surprise even the most knowledgeable.

It’s a strange moment of realization when a long-believed fact turns out to be more fiction than truth. School textbooks, trusted to shape young minds, often simplify or distort history and science to fit neatly into a standardized curriculum. Some inaccuracies are due to outdated knowledge, others to nationalism, bias,…

It’s hard to resist this moreish story about Napoleon’s renegade pastry chef (who is also a spy). Orgies, opium and tantalising fun with whipped cream are all on the menu

Arsenic is a nasty poison that once reigned as the ultimate weapon of deception. In the 18th century, it was the poison of choice for those wanting to kill their enemies and spouses, favoured for its undetectable nature and the way its symptoms mimicked common gastrointestinal issues like stomach pain,…

President previously called himself a ‘King’ and quoted French dictator Napoleon Bonaparte last month

“You’re next,” said a Russian historian I interviewed in 1993 about the Soviet Union’s collapse in late 1991. I was an American student in St. Petersburg, and he was referring to the United States.

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ANALYSIS: The president may be insulting McConnell and quoting Napoleon, but no one should expect any resistance from the current Republican party, writes Eric Garcia

America is in retreat from its underappreciated good works around the world. Europe needs to act – and Brexit only hinders this essential response

Social media users criticized a cryptic post from President Donald Trump which read, "He who saves his Country does not violate any Law."

Trump’s allies and Elon Musk are attacking checks and balances with threats to the courts