“Soldiers! Do your duty. Aim right at the heart but spare the face,” he said. He then gave the order to fire. The soldiers, who had served under Murat when he was king, obeyed and he slumped to the ...

Prince Joachim Murat declares himself deeply shocked and feels what happened as a "personal pain.". France remains in a state of shock over the theft of several Crown jewels exhibited at the Louvre ...

Dating from 1813, sole Murat was named after a general in the French army, Joachim Murat, by an Italian chef returning to Naples after working for the Tsar of Russia in Saint Petersburg, the Duke of ...

Prince Murat, as longtime Baton Rougeans will tell you, was once a hotel on Nicholson Drive. But, and this might be news to many, he was a real person, and the West Baton Rouge Museum has proof. The ...

(ANSA) - Pizzo, April 21 - Researchers will begin the removal and DNA testing of the remains of what may be early 19th century King of Naples Joachim Murat, media announced on Tuesday. A scientific ...

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Don't miss out on the headlines from Today in History. Followed categories will be added to My News. “Soldiers! Do your duty. Aim right at the heart but spare the face,” he said. He then gave the ...