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The French emperor has long exerted a magnetic pull over artists. What is it that tempts so many to risk a creative Waterloo?
Joaquin Phoenix portrays an all-conquering but cuckolded emperor opposite Vanessa Kirby’s brittle Josephine
There isn’t a simple clash between democracy and autocracy
The rise of protectionism empowers a ‘deep state’ that demagogues claim to hate
Ruth Scurr’s glorious biography gives the French emperor an unusually fresh look — revealing the conquest-junkie to be a keen botanist
Two hundred years after his death, debate continues over whether he was a tyrant or reformer
This year’s special exhibition features Pierre-Jean Chalençon’s spectacular array of works relating to the Emperor
Lex argues that GKN shareholders must accept hostile offer from Melrose
Obsolescence due to new technology is biggest threat facing Sorrell’s ad empire
Tolerating hubris
From a ram pendant in pearls and enamel to a double-headed frog bracelet
Vincent Bolloré has marched all over Italy
Heart disease challenge drew 1,000 teams and the winners were not cardiologists, writes Andrew Hill
The Spaniard’s stately Francesco, a triumphant Lucrezia and an exciting young conductor in the pit
We should look to the example of Charlemagne, writes Peter Wilson
Shows add ethereal intensity to the night-time dreamscape, writes Edwin Heathcote
A military genius, but little about the imperial despot inspires today, writes Simon Schama
Bonaparte’s legend has oscillated between the ‘dark’ and the ‘golden’, says Anne-Sylvaine Chassany
A modern take on the campaign with the Tory prime minister leading the English contingent
Brussels mints €2.50 and €10 denomination of Napoleon’s defeat to bypass Paris veto
Pay issue suggests a board in thrall to its chief executive
Two hundred years on, the decisive battle of the Napoleonic wars can still divide Europeans. Myths surround a victory that was far from Britain’s alone
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