A mini-museum invites young minds to relive Napoleon Bonaparte's story through scenes built from hundreds of Playmobil figurines.
If you're London-bound, you can get a taste of the royal high life with a tour of Buckingham Palace, which opens to the public this weekend.
A two-cornered military dress hat thought to have belonged to Napoleon went for 350,000 euros ($406,000 or around P21.6 million)...
Gold leaf from Napoleon Bonaparte's crown sold for a large sum at a Paris auction.
Until now, Saint Helena was one of the world's most inaccessible destinations, a fact that figured large in the decision to imprison Napoleon there in the 19th century.
It looked like a setting for a romantic Valentine evening or a festive New Year’s Eve. That was what came to mind as we stepped onto the helipad of the Sofitel Philippine Plaza where a dinner was being hosted with Bordeaux’s Chateau Palmer wines.
IN 1797, Napoleon Bonaparte, after crossing the Papal States in his Italian campaign, reached Ancona, a port and trading city in northeastern Italy. Seeing the troops, the marquis of the Palazzo Trionfi ran to his fortress called the Rocca Priora on the city border. He then opened fire with two outdated cannons.
