A massive trove of artwork and curios linked to French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte has sold for more than US$10 million. (AFP pic) A massive trove of artwork and curios linked to Napoleon Bonaparte ...

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Napoleon Bonaparte's astonishing return to power in France from exile on Elba in 1815 and how that galvanised the Allies into facing him at Waterloo ...

Relics linked to Napoleon regularly come up for sale at auction in France in a flourishing trade marked by intense interest from collectors.

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