Longwood House: The Super Prison Built to Hold Napoleon
Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/geographics for 10% off on your first purchase. → Subscribe for new videos two times per week. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw?sub_confirmation=1 This video is #sponsored by Squarespace. Our sister channels: Biographics - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zm_LmUHsjQ TopTenz - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ-hpFPF4nOKoKPEAZM_THw/ Credits: Host - Simon Whistler Author - Morris M. Producer - Jennifer Da Silva Executive Producer - Shell Harris Business inquiries to admin@toptenz.net Source/Further reading: St Helena, island prison: https://www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/saint-helena-prison-island/ History of the island: https://www.britannica.com/place/Saint-Helena-island-South-Atlantic-Ocean/History Battle of Leipzig: https://www.history.com/topics/france/battle-of-leipzig Napoleon’s downfall: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Napoleon-I/Downfall-and-abdication Longwood House history: https://sainthelenaisland.info/longwoodhouse.htm Napoleon at Longwood: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/journey-st-helen-home-napoleon-last-days-180971638/ Napoleon’s fall and exile on Elba: https://shannonselin.com/2016/02/how-did-napoleon-escape-from-elba/ https://www.historytoday.com/napoleon-elba-1814 https://time.com/3714089/napoleon-exile-history/ Escape from Elba: https://www.history.com/news/elba-exile-napoleon-escape The Hundred Days: https://www.britannica.com/event/Hundred-Days-French-history https://historycollection.co/napoleons-hundred-days-legendary-french-commander-met-waterloo/ Exile on St Helena: https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Napoleons-Exile-on-St-Helena/ Napoleon on St Helena: https://shannonselin.com/2015/10/napoleons-arrival-at-st-helena/ Why St Helena? https://www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/why-st-helena/ Escape plans and shenanigans: https://shannonselin.com/2013/11/could-napoleon-have-escaped-from-st-helena/ Napoleon’s death: https://www.historyextra.com/period/georgian/where-when-what-killed-napoleon-bonaparte-died-st-helena-was-murdered/
