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A red herring on a plate

Q&A Why do we say ‘red herring’?

A portrait of Napoleon

Napoleon: a life in 10 objects

Napoleon Bonaparte on his deathbed. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Image)

What killed Napoleon Bonaparte?

A cartoon of Napoleon and King George III.

Q&A How tall was Napoleon Bonaparte?

Napoleon Bonaparte, published in London, 1909. (The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Napoleon Bonaparte: facts about his life, death and career

The storming of the Bastille, 14 July 1789, as depicted by artist Charles Thévenin

Napoleon’s chance: why the French Revolution was Bonaparte’s big break

The historical drama series Outlander, based on a series of novels by Diana Gabaldon, has become a TV phenomenon. (Image by Outlander/Starz)

Outlander: the real history that inspired the time-slip drama

French cuirassiers charging a British infantry square at the battle of Waterloo, 1815 (1906). From Cassell's 'Illustrated History of England, Vol. V' (Cassell and Company Limited, London, Paris, New York, Melbourne). Artist P Jazet. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)

Battle of Waterloo quiz: how much do you know?

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The battle of Waterloo: 10 key questions answered

Britain's Greatest Prime Minister Podcast Series From HistoryExtra

Who was Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister? Episode 1: Robert Walpole

The bigamy trial that scandalised Georgian England

Young woman gets hair cut in to a bob

A brief history of changing hairstyles

Mutiny at sea: the forgotten story of murder and brutality aboard HMS Wager

Bonaparte Crossing the Grand Saint-Bernard Pass (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Napoleon: the rise and fall of a dictator

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Portrait of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) by Joseph Highmore (Photo by Alamy)

The feminist who waged war on smallpox