He ruled Europe with an iron will, crowned himself emperor, and reshaped the modern world, but in the end, even Napoleon Bonaparte couldn't conquer fate. In this episode of History Shorts, we trace the extraordinary final chapters of Napoleon's life: from his first exile on the Mediterranean island of Elba, to his daring escape, his brief return to glory during the Hundred Days, and his ultimate downfall at Waterloo that sent him to his final prison, the lonely, windswept island of Saint Helena.

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