Historical men and women

There is a general belief that Napoleon Bonaparte was unusually short, and that he is therefore part of the common perception that di...

On 26 th February 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from his exile on the island of Elba and began his “100 days” revival that would e...

On 22nd December 1793 a young captain of artillery named Napoleon Bonaparte received an early Christmas present, namely promotion to b...

On 20 th February 1810 Andreas Hofer was executed by firing squad, on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte. Andreas Hofer was an inn...

On 15 th December 1809 Napoleon Bonaparte divorced his wife of 13 years, Josephine de Beauharnais, so that he could marry a younger wo...

9 th March 1796 was the day on which Napoleon Bonaparte, rapidly rising through the ranks of the French military, married Josephine ...

On 6 th December 1815 Marshal Michel Ney was executed by firing squad in the courtyard of the Palais Luxembourg, Paris. He refused t...