Ridley Scott's latest historic epic, Napoleon, is raising eyebrows from French historians — but should taking creative liberties really matter? (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images) ...

May 5th marks 200 years since the death of Napoleon Bonaparte: France's Emperor, military genius, generally revered as a national hero. But Clovis Etchiandas, a tour guide, won't be celebrating those ...

Defending his Napoleon from grumbles caused by early rumors of historical inaccuracy, director Ridley Scott snapped that “when I have issues with historians, I ask: ‘Excuse me, mate, were you there?

Ultimately what we learn in Napoleon says far more about the director than it does about Napoleon. Ridley Scott could not have picked a more exciting period in modern history to make a movie about.

France has a lot of historic sites associated with Napoleon Bonaparte (as do other parts of the world), but a single myth has persisted throughout history about the former French emperor: He was short ...