Napoleon Bonaparte

last week in art
The Internet Is Freaking Out Over Steve Bannon's Rumored Napoleon Portrait
The hunt is on.
Nathaniel Ainley
7.10.17
Food
Inside Lord Byron’s Favourite Wine Shop
Berry Bros. & Rudd in London is Europe’s oldest wine merchants. Opened in 1698, the shop was frequented by Beau Brummell and Lord Byron, and once became political hide-out for Napoleon III.
Johanna Derry
2.2.16
News
A Coin War Is Erupting Between France and Belgium
Even after France forced Belgium to quit minting a 2 euro coin commemorating the infamous battle, the state did not admit defeat.
Liz Fields
6.9.15

Stuff
Stanley Kubrick's 'Napoleon': A Lot of Work, Very Little Actual Movie
We talked to Tony Frewin, Kubrick's assistant from 1965 until his death, about what it was like to be caught up in the director's Napoleonic vortex.
Alex Godfrey, viceuk, VICE UK
2.10.10
The History Issue
Napoleon Bonaparte
The worst thing about history is the fact that most of the really cool stuff happened centuries ago so anyone who can tell you anything remotely vivid about it has been dead for ages.
Jill Van Der Auwera
5.1.08