How Accurate is Napoleon? The True Story vs. the Ridley Scott Movie
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We pit Ridley Scott's Napoleon movie vs. the true story of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, his rise to power, and his wife Josephine.
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How accurate is the Napoleon film? A historian sorts fact from fiction
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How Accurate is Napoleon? The True Story vs. the Ridley Scott Movie
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How Accurate is Napoleon? The True Story vs. the Ridley Scott Movie
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