"Let us be off." The day was June 18, 1815. By about 8 p.m., the emperor of France knew he had been decisively defeated at a village called Waterloo, and he was now keen to escape from his enemies ...

Notre-Dame de Paris, commonly known as Notre Dame, is a world-famous landmark located in the heart of Paris, France.

Napoleon Bonaparte, France’s famed military commander and emperor, formally gave up his throne. Under the Treaty of ...

The Emperor, therefore, is so shaping his policy as to finally fix himself in Mexico, and to make that country, by some sort of right tributary to France. Let us see then how this influences his ...

Paris, France, early 19th century. The legendary convict François Vidocq lives in disguise trying to escape from a tragic past that torments him. When, after an unfortunate event, he crosses ...