The context was Napoleon justifying his rise to power and the methods he used, which he cast as being ... and I picked it up with my sword. And it was the people, Alexis, the people who put ...

A ceremonial saber once owned by Stanisław August Poniatowski, the last king of Poland, is set for auction in Paris on March 6, with bidding expected to reach up to €700,000.

Trump has barked up this tree before, but even in that context, his use of this Napoleon quote hits different.

It’s certainly a world away from what we think of when it comes to champagne: revelry, celebration and the odd sword used to open an ... I'm more in line with Napoleon's sentiments, who famously ...

Such as the stories hew to a theme, it's the double-edged sword of success and ... confusingly until you get used to them. The collection as a whole appears under the cover, in a single page, of the ...

Observers say that New Orleans may be seeing a culture shift, toward a more sustainable Carnival. This year, one parade – ...

Napoleon saw that these laws changed France forever. His personal copy of them in print has just been sold. Find out more ...

It was influential British cartoonist James Gillray who caricatured Napoleon as a short ... They did indeed wield round wooden shields and fearsome battle axes (swords were upper class weapons). And ...

The arguments used by the London Times ... effort of United Europe was to humble France -- hence the sword was his only dependence. NAPOLEON III. sees that his way to reach the same ends is ...

Gathered together with consuming passion by the expert and dealer, this collection of weapons and medals, embracing all the world’s eras and cultures, is unique. Its dispersal is destined to be a ...