The Briars, Saint Helena

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The Briars is a historic estate on the island of Saint Helena, best known as the place where Napoleon Bonaparte briefly stayed upon his arrival in exile in 1815.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic estate
house
architecturalStyle colonial style
associatedWithEvent Napoleon’s exile to Saint Helena
associatedWithPerson Betsy Balcombe
Napoleon Bonaparte
William Balcombe
continent Africa
country British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
dateOfNapoleonStay 1815
governedBy authorities of Saint Helena
hasPart The Pavilion at The Briars
gardens
grounds
main house of The Briars
hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Jamestown valley
linked to: Jamestown Bay
heritageDesignation protected historic property (local)
heritageStatus historic site
hostedPerson Napoleon Bonaparte
members of Napoleon’s entourage
locatedIn Saint Helena
locatedInBodyOfWater South Atlantic Ocean
linked to: South Atlantic
locatedNear Jamestown, Saint Helena
locatedOn island of Saint Helena
linked to: Saint Helena
mentionedIn memoirs of Betsy Balcombe about Napoleon on Saint Helena
notableFor Napoleon Bonaparte’s first residence on Saint Helena in 1815
association with Napoleon Bonaparte
openToPublic yes
ownerDuringNapoleonStay William Balcombe
periodOfNapoleonResidence October 1815 – December 1815
precededResidenceOfNapoleonAt Longwood House, Saint Helena
residentDuringNapoleonStay Balcombe family
William Balcombe
tourismType Napoleonic heritage tourism site
usedAs temporary residence of Napoleon Bonaparte

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Sane Valley isPartOf Napoleonic sites on Saint Helena
linked to: The Briars, Saint Helena