Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte

Alan Schom, former professor of French and European history at the University of California, Riverside, and Southern Connecticut State University,…

10 months ago

10 Things You Might Not Know About Napoleon Bonaparte

1. Though the future emperor of France was baptized as Napoléon, his parents nicknamed him Nabulio. In fact, there’s a…

11 months ago

Donald Trump’s Nether Universe, and Napoleon Bonaparte

By any measure, Donald Trump was trumped by Napoleon Bonaparte. Admittedly, the US President has a rather remarkable record for…

1 year ago

Noblesse Oblige: Alan Strauss-Schom On How Napoleon III “Left France a Modern and Prosperous Nation”

Donald Trump has dramatically demonstrated how frighteningly easy it is to render character assassinations of opponents, manufacture fake news, and…

1 year ago

Why ABBA Got It Wrong: Napoleon Did Not “Surrender at Waterloo!”

Ah, the vagaries of history! It seems that two centuries after British forces defeated Napoleon Bonaparte’s army in Belgium, another…

1 year ago

Making History: The Day When Napoleon and Trump Rose to Power

Whoever said that history keeps repeating itself was right—at least judging by past week’s events. When Donald Trump was elected…

1 year ago

One Hundred Days: Napoleon’s Road to Waterloo

In February of 1815, France’s king, Louis XVIII, believed all was right with the world. Napoleon Bonaparte, however, saw things…

1 year ago

Napoleon and Hitler: A Comparative Biography

Writer and commentator Dennis Prager has often argued that people who see themselves as victims are responsible for a lot…

1 year ago

J. David Markham Debunks Tall Tales About Napoleon’s Height—And Other “General” Misconceptions

The first Emperor of France who conquered much of Europe, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821) was one of the greatest military commanders in…

7 years ago

No Napoleon Complex: Alan Schom’s Critical View of the French Emperor

French military leader and emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821) conquered much of Europe before a failed invasion of Russia in 1812 led to…

8 years ago