Napoleon director Ridley Scott is calling on us historians to ‘get a life’ – and he has a point. Art is about more than historical facts
- Written by Peter McPhee, Emeritus professor, The University of Melbourne
The release of Napoleon unleashed a torrent of objections to historical errors in the movie.
Social media platforms were inundated with outrage – particularly from military historians – objecting from everything from details on uniforms to military formations.
These heated responses highlighted a more fundamental question: how should...
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