Detail of a March 9, 1816 letter written in English by French emperor Napoleon the 1st presented Sunday, June 10, 2012 in Fontainebleau, South of Paris, before being auctioned. The letter was sold ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks to historian Steven Englund about his new book Napoleon, A Political Life. England says the diminutive conqueror was more... Evaluating Napoleon's Political Skills Historian ...

FONTAINEBLEAU, France – An illuminating letter written by Napoleon in English, sold at auction Sunday for €325,000 ($405,000), offers a window into the mind of the French emperor, struggling with ...

Historian Steven Englund's new book is called Napoleon, A Political Life. He tells NPR's Scott Simon that he wanted to take a look at Napoleon the conquering emperor from a slightly different angle: ...

FONTAINEBLEAU, France (AP) – A rare letter written by Napoleon in English has sold at auction for (EURO)325,000 ($405,210), five times the predicted price. The document went under the hammer Sunday in ...