The cavalry of the Grande Armée astonished its contemporaries. Victor Hugo, who later became both a poet and a political enemy of Napoleon III, remained captivated throughout his life by the cavalry ...

The Royal Mint has unveiled a new collection of coins overseen by King Charles III, inspired by plants and animals from the four UK nations and designed to appeal to children. The coins ...

The whole episode’s history likely influenced another French emperor, Napoleon III, who helped shepherd the unification of Italy that destroyed the Papal States in 1870, when Italy was unified. It ...