Call it the 18th-century equivalent of being ghosted. On his military campaigns, French general (and later emperor) Napoleon Bonaparte would send his wife Josephine mostly unrequited love letters ...

One letter from Napoleon to Josephine was written right around the time of their marriage, containing a sentence that that translates to “I haven’t spent a day without loving you, ...

Napoleon’s ardor for Joséphine is obvious in the many letters he penned to her while away, sometimes more than once per day. His words fluctuate between longing, lust, possessiveness, insults ...

One of the world's greatest collections of historical letters, including an apologetic note written by Napoleon to his lover Josephine after a row, fetched 3.8 million pounds at auction on Tuesday.

For Vanessa Kirby, the Christmas break in 2021 was a time to read. She’d just gotten a call from Ridley Scott, who offered her the role of Joséphine in his epic film “Napoleon,” and of ...

Napoleon's symbol of love for Josephine sold at French auction house. March 24, 2013— -- The engagement ring the young Napoleon "must have broken his wallet" to buy for his fiancee Josephine ...

No one but the saint Napoleon really was could have stood this sort of thing fifteen years, and then voluntarily continued a correspondence with Josephine after the divorce.

Napoleon sealed his fate in Ridley Scott’s film when he fell for Josephine, his faithless love who tormented him the rest of his days. (Aidan Monaghan / Apple TV+) Advertisement ...

In between leading bloody battles and invading lands, we have Napoleon writing love letters to Joséphine, which she rarely responds to, and begging her to give him an heir. Rupert Everett, Tahar ...