Was Napoleon really the short, uncouth, Corsican upstart portrayed by caricaturists?
Did Napoleon turn France into a military dictatorship? Historian Andrew Roberts considers.
Andrew Roberts considers Napoleon's reputation as the principal warmonger of the age.
Andrew Roberts explains why Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo.
Napoleon ended his life on a distant island. Andrew Roberts asks what history made of him.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas and works of the great woman of letters.
Josephine Bonaparte, first empress of France, chosen by Janine di Giovanni.
Clinical psychologist Daniel Freeman explores cases of delusion.
The comparative histories of two titans of 19th century history.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss why Napoleon's apparent victory turned to defeat in 1812.
Anne is in Brussels and Paris to explore the empire of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Take a look at a man who loved his country almost as much as women – Young Napoleon.