The cathedral where Napoleon The Great was crowned Emperor of France will reopen on Sunday (December 8) in a grand ceremony attended by French President Emmanuel Macron and global dignitaries like ...

Mary, Queen of Scots was married at Notre-Dame, Joan of Arc beatified, Napoleon crowned. The cathedral has been so central to France that its forecourt is ground zero from which all distances in ...

Dec. 2 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1804, Napoleon crowned himself emperor of France. In 1823, during his annual address to the U.S. Congress, President James Monroe proclaimed a new U.S ...

The Hollywood epic “Napoleon” exposed the legendary emperor to a new generation. Now over 100 relics are on display in Paris ...

A devastating fire engulfed Paris's iconic Notre Dame in April 2019, plunging France into gloom and darkness. But the church that's demonstrated resilience through the centuries has risen from the ...

Napoleon was such an egomaniac, however, that, in Trumpian fashion, he took the French crown out of the hands of Pope Pius VII, who was scheduled to do the crowning, and crowned himself. The ...

On December 2, 1804, Napoleon crowned himself emperor of France. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo Today is Monday, Dec. 2, the 337th day of 2024 with 29 to follow.

(Why claiming the crown cost Napoleon a famous fan: Beethoven.) The French Empire’s renewed hopes to break British naval power were dashed at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

Like any conqueror, Napoleon needed an heir. However, because Napoleon was self-crowned and self-made, having children was arguably even more crucial to his reign.