When you conjure an image of Tuscany in your mind’s eye, it probably involves rolling vineyards, dusty olive groves and charmingly ramshackle wine estates. This is, after all, the land of Super ...

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On February 26, 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte leaves Elba and returns to France. A year earlier, the emperor was forced to sign an abdication. He was given the island of Elba as his personal possession ...

We’ve combed through Cupid’s handiwork and selected some romantic pairings powerful enough to influence culture, trigger wars, and spawn international scandals.Antony and Cleopatra Cleopatra ...

“I have been severely scolded today over my laziness,” said the exiled Napoleon Bonaparte to his companions one dinnertime at St. Helena. “I am therefore going to start work again [dictating ...

The villa on the island of Elba was home for the exile, who had been forced to abdicate as emperor of France. Two Williamsburg residents took a look.

Upon his abdication, Napoleon went into exile on the island of Elba off the coast of Italy. He would soon grow bored and make a dramatic return to France, only to have his career definitively ended ...

‘We are born, we live, we die amidst marvels,” said French general Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), whose trajectory from young Corsican soldier to all-powerful emperor was so extraordinary he ...

In turn, forcing him into exile at St. Helena where he would ultimately die. But, Napoleon’s return from Elba stands as one of history’s greatest moments, showing the power of a revolutionary man and ...

The Napoleon House, at 500 Chartres St., as photographed circa 1933. According to legend, it was built by former Mayor Nicholas Girod, who offered it as a refuge for an exiled Napoleon Bonaparte ...