05/04/2021 As France marks the bicentenary of the death of Napoleon Bonaparte on May 5, his role in reinstating slavery after it was abolished prompts a renewed look at his legacy.

They argued that Les Invalides should be turned into a museum of France’s five republics and that Napoleon’s remains, like Franco’s in Spain, be returned to his family. The remains have ...

Outside Les Invalides where Napoleon's tomb lies, several dozen pro-Napoleon supporters chanted "Long live France, long live the emperor". "The life of Napoleon is an ode to political will.

Once Europe's biggest problem, Napoleon Bonaparte is still posing a dilemma for France, 200 years after his death in exile on the Atlantic island of St Helena.