In many ways, the marriage of Napoleon and Josephine Bonaparte from 1796 to 1809 mirrored the tumultuous time in which they became emperor and empress of France. More than 200 years later ...

There’s also a romance at the heart of it, involving the Empress Josephine. That’s why we keep reading the books and why Hollywood is putting out its big-budget biopic. Napoleon is often ...

That scene where he crowns himself is peak Joaquin Phoenix. The relationship between Napoleon and his wife, Empress Joséphine (Vanessa Kirby) looks particularly fascinating. And the battle scenes ...

February’s birthstone, the amethyst, is found across royal jewellery collections. However, it is the Swedish royal family ...