Fun fact—Napoleon was the one that dubbed her Josephine, as the future French empress had previously gone by Rose for most of her life. But while there are fewer writings about Josephine ...

French emperor Napoleon crowns his wife Joséphine in Notre Dame cathedral in December 1804 in this painting by Jacques Louis David. The couple's stormy relationship ended when he divorced her in ...

What do we know about the real relationship between Napoleon and Josephine, writes historian Katherine Astbury. The relationship between Napoleon and the woman he called "Josephine" is central to ...

Katherine Astbury receives funding from UKRI's Arts and Humanities Research Council. She is affiliated with the Commission internationale d’histoire de la Révolution française. When Vanessa ...

It is complicated.” Napoleon Featurette - Vanessa Kirby is Josephine (2023) Still, the final throughline in Joséphine’s life story seems to be her ability to survive, whether confronted with ...

“He came from nothing. He conquered everything.” The slogan for Ridley Scott’s new epic film about Napoleon leaves something out: The man who defeated the monarchies of Europe at the start ...