Napoleon’s 1812 invasion of Russia was a disastrous saga of brutal battles, blistering heat, and bitter cold that ultimately shattered his empire. From reports of cannibalism to walls built out of corpses, this was Napoleon’s nightmare.
It’s fun to hate a guy like Manuel Godoy. The King lavished him with piles of cash, all while Godoy was recklessly—and secretly—sleeping with the Queen.
Marie Louise is known for being little more than Napoleon's eye-catching second wife—yet modern historians have revealed a far more complicated story.
The son of a slave and a nobleman, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas became a legendary general, yet he was nearly erased from history—for one disturbing reason
Napoleon Bonaparte. Abraham Lincoln. Winston Churchill. Each of these historical figures changed the world—and they all hid a dark secret.
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