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Some moments in history are so odd, so surreal, that they sound completely made up. Here, historical blogger Jem Duducu rounds up seven of the most curious.
Historian Andrew Roberts argues in his book Napoleon: A Life that Waterloo was a battle that Napoleon could have easily won—the younger Napoleon at least.
What was it fought over? Why did Napoleon risk invading Russia? And who devised the plan of destroying the Great Army inside Russian terri
What was it fought over? Why did Napoleon risk invading Russia? And who devised the plan of destroying the Great Army inside Russian territory?
August 2021 Éric Zemmour is the most important media personality in France today. He is also the most controversial. So, in February 2021, when he hinted on television that he was considering running for president, he sent shock waves through France’s chattering classes. Despite widespread denunciation, and even without formally declaring, polls showed that Zemmour could win between 13 and 17 percent of the vote. In the free-for-all first round of the French presidential elections, this would be an impressive performance for a rookie politician without a party behind him. The fact that a j...