Napoleon | Documentary | BBC Select

thank you if only Saint Helena were France I could be happy on this accursed rock [Music] I am sad bored ill in 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte the former emperor of the French was exiled to live on the island of Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean over four thousand miles away from home for five and a half years Napoleon was a prisoner here of the British depressed and dying he was a martyr to just one cause his own have won the Imperial Crown of France the iron crown of Italy England has now given me a greater and more glorious one for it is that worn by the savior of the world the crown of thorns [Music] Napoleon once controlled an Empire of over 40 million people now he was utterly powerless history is often compared Napoleon with the ruthless dictators of the past like Adolf Hitler he's been caricatured as a monster these judgments now need to be swept aside to make way for a man of astonishing achievement Bonaparte was the greatest lawgiver administrator and soldier of all time he proves that not all despots are evil not all dictators are tyrants yes he could be ruthless at times even brutal but he was still one of the greatest men of all time [Music]

Channel: BBC Select

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Id: X07jYv_Fh4E

Length: 2min 35sec (155 seconds)

Published: Tue Nov 22 2022