On 15 October 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte, once the master of Europe, arrived at the remote island of St. Helena, marking the start of his final exile.
Surrounded by the vastness of the Atlantic Ocean, this isolated volcanic outcrop would be his prison for the remainder of his life.
Stripped of his power and the grandeur that had once defined his reign, the emperor faced his downfall with a mixture of resignation and defiance.
St. Helena, with its bleak landscape, stood in stark contrast to the battlefields where he had once conquered, now becoming the stage for his personal reflection and inevitable decline.
