Sean Bean On Waterloo: Napoleon's Greatest Defeat, Explained

Hollywood actor Sean Bean tells the story of Waterloo, one of history's most decisive battles. Sean's journey of discovery is inspired by his own experiences of playing Napoleonic soldier Richard Sharpe in TV films based on Bernard Cornwell's best-selling novels. In the programmes he draws on the...

44 min - History - Timeline - World History Documentaries

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