Sotheby's in Paris is actioning off a collection of relics from Napoleon's private world, including rings, a travel throne and one of his iconic bicorn hats.

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A trove of objects that portray Napoleon Bonaparte at his most powerful—and his most personal—sold for a whopping total of ...

This story accompanies the article about Lafayette200 events, "Marquis de Lafayette toured Lancaster 200 years ago." ...

Among the top lots was a painting of Napoleon by Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse, which sold for 20 times its estimate at $1 million.

The decision means that Britain’s air force will have a nuclear role for the first time since the end of the Cold War.

A bounty of more than 100 Napoleon objects stunned at Sotheby’s Paris auction on Wednesday, when it raked in €8.3 million ($9.7 million), beating its presale estimate of €6 million ($7 million).

In the shadow of the capital’s great institutions, we discover exceptional places where not everyone comes to listen to ...

Politicians and the public are convinced that spending more money on weaponry automatically raises an army’s effectiveness on the battlefield ...

There is an intelligence war going on in Cyprus that no one talks about, and the TRNC must take decisive action ...

Introduction Caucasians usually portray themselves as ldquo;clever rdquo; and ldquo;superior human beings rdquo; on earth .

1916: First day of the Battle of the Somme: the British Army suffers its worst day, losing 19,240 men. 1920: French tennis superstar Suzanne Lenglen beats Dorothea Chambers 6-3, 6-0 to win the ...