Episode 5
What does history make of Napoleon? Exiled to St Helena, where it was hoped by the British that he would be forgotten, he in fact remained -...
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Napoleon: The Man and the Myths
Historian Andrew Roberts presents a series, recorded partly on location in Paris, which dispels some myths about Napoleon Bonaparte.
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5 episodesEpisode 4
The battle of Waterloo changed the future of Europe and sealed Napoleon's fate. But why did such a successful and experienced commander as N...
Episode 3
Vaulting ambition, a politically calculating marriage, endless battles across Europe, a Russian campaign that cost the lives of half a milli...
Episode 2
It's said that France became a police state under Napoleon. He wanted to know everything about his growing empire and, despite the revolutio...
Episode 1
Napoleon was savaged by British caricaturists during his lifetime. They loved to portray him as 'little Boney' - a short, uncouth, villainou...