At about 5’7”, Napoleon Bonaparte was taller than the average Frenchman, but a legendary British cartoonist ensured that no one would remember This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your ...

James Gillray, Coloured etching on paper. Published 22 May 1797. William Pitt, the Prime Minister, is picking the coin-filled pockets of an old lady, personifying the Bank, whose dress is made of ...