On April 12, 1814, Napoleon picked up a pen and renounced his throne. Once master over an empire of seventy million people, he would now become the emperor of the tiny island of Elba. His enemies ...

On March 20, 1815 Napoleon arrived in Paris after defying fate, fleeing the island of Elba to regain the throne he had lost in the Russian steppes. Alone, he toured France facing the battalions ...

During the last months of 1814, Napoleon grew bored playing at Emperor of Elba. He never took his eye off France, where the Allies had made the mistake of restoring an eager but weak Bourbon king ...

Elba is the largest island of the Tuscan archipelago and the third-largest in Italy (behind Sardinia and Sicily). With its beautiful beaches and clear blue water, it is a popular getaway for beach ...

Napoleon ruled Elba the same way Trump rules Mar-a-Lago, though Napoleon granted himself the title of Emperor while Trump’s modesty has only allowed to declare himself our second greatest ...

A group of sworn Napoleon supporters decide to inform the emperor of the plans for his release from captivity on Elba. They send a messenger off to the island, but because one of the conspirators ...

After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused the French Army to defect from the King back to him.