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I’m a historian whose daughter loves Horrible Histories – here’s why it deserves its special Bafta

Just as we were leaving Napoleon’s tomb at Les Invalides in Paris last summer, my 11-year-old daughter, Camille, turned to me and in the hammiest Franglish accent whispered: “They say I’m short and I got little hands. But check out my massive … battle plans.” Well played, my girl. Well…

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Impeachment witness says it’s ‘embarrassing’ that Trump only just found out about WWII and Napoleon

Ex-president has insisted US ‘get out’ of Ukraine-Russia war

The Independent UK

Why is the Reserve Bank independent from government, and why does it matter?

Negotiations over reforms to the Reserve Bank of Australia this week took an unprecedented turn when the Greens demanded the government use its reserve powers to immediately cut interest rates.

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Apple TV+ Just Quietly Upgraded Its Most Underrated War Epic

Ridley Scott's divisive 2023 blockbuster has received a new lease on life thanks to a massive director's cut. Here's everything you should know about it.

Inverse

AP PHOTOS: Pope Francis' Asia trip marks 60 years of papal visits to the region

Pope Francis' visit to Southeast Asia, the longest trip in his papacy, is the latest in decades of regular papal visits to the Asia-Pacific region.

The Independent UK

Napoleon: The Director's Cut gets a surprise release on Apple TV Plus, but I still refuse to watch it

An extended cut of Ridley Scott's divisive Napoleon movie has been shadow dropped on Apple's streaming service.

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As Napoleon gets a surprise 3.5 hour director’s cut, Ridley Scott says people may prefer it, "I think I do"

Surprise! Napoleon: The Director’s Cut is available to stream on Apple TV+ right now

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32 well-known 'facts' that are actually complete myths

Well-known 'facts' sometimes turn out to be complete myths, but do you know which ones?

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Deathwatch Beetle Threat To Celebrated British Warship

HMS Victory has survived the cannonballs of Napoleon's navy, being rammed by another warship, a World War II bomb, even UK navy plans to scrap her.

International Business Times

Soldiers' Gallows Graffiti Revealed For First Time At English Castle

Macabre depictions of hangings carved by soldiers guarding England's biggest medieval castle at a time of looming war with France went on display Monday.

International Business Times

Napoleon's pistols sold for 1.7 million euros at French auction

Two pistols that Napoleon Bonaparte once intended to use to kill himself were sold in France on Sunday for 1.69 million euros, the auction house said, with the government insisting that they stay in the country as 'national treasures'.

Radio France Internationale

French ‘national treasure’ pistols that belonged to Napoleon sell for £1.43m at auction

Auctioneer says pistols represent ‘image of Napoleon at his lowest point’

The Independent UK

Napoleon's Pistols Sold In France For 1.7 Mn Euros: Auctioneers

Two pistols that Napoleon Bonaparte once intended to use to kill himself were sold in France on Sunday for 1.69 million euros ($1.8 million), the auction house said, with the government insisting that they stay in the country as national treasures.

International Business Times

The world’s most remote island open to tourists no longer takes five nights to get to

The island has just a little more than 4,000 residents is welcoming visitors, writes Nicole Evatt

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Graffiti-covered door from French revolutionary wars found in Kent

Markings include public executions and a sailing ship chiselled into door in 1790s by bored English soldiers

Radio France Internationale

The Channel Tunnel, from pipe dream to European reality

This Monday marks 30 years since France and the United Kingdom officially opened the Channel Tunnel. It was the culmination of two centuries of dreaming about linking the two neighbours by land.

Newcastle Herald

Wild ride from Venice to the Hunter Valley on some well-travelled horses

Does the Hunter Valley have a strong link with St Mark's Basilica in Venice?

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Restored cut of century-old Napoleon epic to screen at Cannes Film Festival

After a marathon restoration effort, visionary French director Abel Gance's silent masterpiece Napoleon will return to the big screen at the Cannes Film Festival in May – nearly 100 years after it was made.

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Ridley Scott's Napoleon to debut on Apple TV Plus

Discover Ridley Scott's epic historical film Napoleon on Apple TV Plus. Follow the rise and complicated love story of Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine.

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Can't we send Trump into exile?

Tolstoy describes sending a defeated leader with no "human dignity" far, far away — and it sounds like a great idea

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