Napoleon Bonaparte, France’s famed military commander and emperor, formally gave up his throne. Under the Treaty of ...

The epic 19th-century French drama The Count of Monte Cristo is a spirited adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ 1200-page novel of ...

Enemy forces take Paris and restore the monarchy as Napoleon retreats from Moscow; he is exiled to Elba, which he calls an "operetta kingdom." Napoleon escapes to Paris; King Louis XVIII flees ...

Probably best known as being the sight of Napoleon’s exile, Elba in Tuscany is now a popular tourist destination for people who love history, hiking and outdoorsy pursuits. Does that sound like you?

Napoleon was born on an island, Corsica, in 1769. Water provided an escape route from his catastrophic Egyptian campaign in 1799. He was exiled to another island, Elba, just six miles off the ...

When the European allies appeared at the very doors of Paris, the city fathers signed a treaty with them and Napoleon was forced to abdicate. After enduring exile on the Isle of Elba, Napoleon ...

Queen of Naples, Spain and the West Indies, and sister-in-law to Napoleon Bonaparte, she perished in Florence in 1845. Born in Marseille, Julie, her sister and brother were the best known of nine ...

1471: In the Wars of the Roses King Edward IV of England seizes London from Henry VI. 1551: English premier John Dudley appointed Duke of Northumberland. 1567: William of Orange flees from Antwerp to ...

The initial commission proved slightly premature when Napoleon returned from exile on the island of Elba but it continued in earnest after the French leader’s defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.