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 ...

Josephine Bonaparte was Napoleon’s first wife. Here’s what to know about the historical figure, including how she died and what her legacy is today.

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 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.