1789 - French Revolution ends rule of monarchy going back to 9th Century; followed by establishment of the First Republic. ... 1804-1814 - Napoleon crowns himself emperor of First French Empire.

"The gendarmes on it." "Humans are useless." Kino Lorber has finally revealed an official US trailer for The Empire, the strange French sci-fi film from filmmaker Bruno Dumont. After first being ...

The French crossed the Berezina, in Belarus, but suffered heavy casualties, under siege by a vengeful Russian army. The river entered the lexicon as a synonym for catastrophe—and inspired a road ...

Announced earlier this year, the Reign of the Empire book trilogy -- book one by Alexander Freed (the Alphabet Squadron trilogy) -- will take place in the time period between the events of Revenge ...

July 14th is Bastille Day, the national day of France. It marks the fall of the Bastille prison during the French Revolution, which was a turning point in the war. Celebrate by exploring the music ...

Kei Kobayashi, who earned three Michelin stars in France, has come home to build an empire. By Motoko Rich and Kiuko Notoya Reporting from Tokyo In cooking, timing is everything. So much so that ...

L'Empire is both written and directed by French filmmaker Bruno Dumont, director of the films The Life of Jesus, Humanity, Twentynine Palms, Flanders, Hadewijch, Outside Satan, Camille Claudel ...

And so the first French abolition ended quickly. Bonaparte’s return to colonial order included slavery and, in 1802, he reinstated slavery in France’s other Caribbean colonies.

The hat is believed to be one of about 120 two-cornered military dress hats worn by Napoleon. Historians have identified only 19 remaining hats, most of them now in museums.

In the mid-1700s, a pair of French writers set out to organize all human knowledge. They called their project the Encyclopédie, and it was a translation and massive expansion of the English ...

1799 - Napoleon Bonaparte leads coup to overthrow government; consolidates position with new constitution.. 1804-1814 - Napoleon crowns himself emperor of First French Empire; series of military ...