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Aerial view of Portoferraio, the main port on the island of Elba, as seen from the sea. It is a view that must have been quite familiar to Napoleon Bonaparte, who spent 10 months in exile on the island.

When Bonaparte died in exile on St. Helena, his body was encased in not one but four nested caskets—one made of tin, two crafted from mahogany, and another in lead. He was buried in a grave 10 feet down in the earth.

People gather in front of the White Horse Tavern in Jamestown, one of three pubs on the island of St. Helena.

In the small historic centre of Rio Marina on the island of Elba, the yellow building on the right was the town governor's house. When Napoleon Bonaparte would visit Rio Marina to oversee the iron mining operations, which he had revitalised, he would spend the night here.

A caricature of Napoleon published in England after his exile on St. Helena is exhibited in the Spadolini Foundation's library in Florence, Italy.

A Napoleon Bonaparte-themed ashtray sits in the office of Federico Galantini, an historian in Sarzana, Italy who collects artefacts and documents related to the former emperor.

An embroidered portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte is exhibited at the Spadolini Foundation's library in Florence, Italy.

A rare 1814 German puzzle depicting the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte is exhibited in the library of the Spadolini Foundation in Florence.

The library at the home of Giovanni Spadolini, Italy’s former prime minister, in Florence, Italy, features a volumes of literature tied to Napoleon Bonaparte and a portrait of Voltaire. Spadolini has a large collection of books, documents and other artefacts with ties to Bonaparte.

Historical reenactments on the island of Elba, off the Tuscan coast, feature Napoleon Bonaparte lookalikes such Franco Giannoni, a retired customs officer. Bonaparte spent 300 days in exile in Elba and his presence remains prevalent today.