拿破仑一掌权就优待母亲，他为她买下塞纳河(the Seine)畔的蓬城堡(Château de Pont)，让她每年可享100万法郎。莱蒂齐娅把大部分拨款存起来，她吝啬得出了名，当有人为此嘲笑她时，她回答：“谁知道呢，也许有一天，我得给所有这些我生下来的国王孩子找面包吃 ...

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In October 1784, at the age of 15, Napoleon was accepted to the Military School of Paris, where he studied artillery. But he had a great interest and aptitude in both history and mathematics and was ...

At just nine-years-old, Napoleon left home for a military school, where he was bullied. Princeton professor of history David Bell remarks, “His great ambition until 1793 was to bring Corsica ...

The Russian generals begged Tsar Alexander to request an armistice; the emissaries he sent to Napoleon on June 16 were well received. The same day, Königsberg fell to the French and three days later, ...

from Peter the Great to Napoleon Bonaparte, who is referenced continually in Crime and Punishment, the intellectual sequel to Notes from Underground. Justifying the unjustifiable is the ...

Despite collaborating with Stanley Kubrick on one of the most infamous horror films of all time, Jack Nicholson was desperate ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Business Tour: Great Leaders - Napoleon He majestically walks over conquered lands. He holds his head proudly. He directs his victorious gaze towards ...