PRINCESS ANNE, MD — On May 5th in 1821, French military leader Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile on the remote island of Saint Helena. But years before his death, there were reported plans to smuggle ...

Built in 1753, the Grade II listed mansion on Charles Street became the home of British Foreign Secretary James Harris (1807-1889), or the third Earl of Malmesbury, almost 100 years later. It came ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. Napoleon Bonaparte was born in 1769 in Ajaccio, the capital of the island of ...

There was much to excite the public imagination between March and July 1815. The drama of Napoleon’s 100 Days—between the end of his exile in Elba and the restoration of the French monarchy—and the ...