Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire. 1494: Christopher Columbus sights Jamaica, landing ...

Most people have heard of Napoleon, but not many are familiar — even in France — with the story of this chef who cooked for him and his contemporaries, rising from a poor kitchen boy to become ...

A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 was sold at auction on Sunday outside Paris for €26,360, the auctioneer said. The letter ...

Think “The Bear” meets “Bridgerton” meets “A Tale of Two Cities,” all loosely wrapped up in the real-life story of Marie-Antoine Carême (Benjamin Voisin), a Napoleonic era French ...

His diagram of Napoleon’s campaign in Russia maps the retreat through Poland according to his army’s staggering death toll and the sub-zero temperatures. As the men die, Minard’s graphic ...

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD) — Low water levels have forced a replica topsail sloop to cancel its trip to Holland for Tulip Time. Officials with the Michigan Maritime Museum say low levels in the ...

The tall ship is an accurate historical replica of the sloop that was built in 1810 and was captured by British troops on Mackinac Island in the War of 1812. Today the ship is rigged and sailed in ...

Mike Tzimas, president of Ontario-based Napoleon, talks with Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about how the company, which manufactures barbecues, fireplaces and HVAC systems, is managing the tariff ...

Rare is the true cult hit movie. Unknown actors, an original story, an independent feature with a low budget. How often does a movie like that truly break through? When it happens, it feels ...