What makes you think that? I think it’s far more likely that he would have been executed in the same fashion as Keitel, Jodl, Seyss-Inquart, et al.—that is, at the hands of the victorious powers, after a trial by same found them guilty of war crimes. Hussein, on the other hand, was executed by the Iraqi Interim Government, after a trial by same found him guilty of ordering a massacre of Iraqi citizens some twenty years prior.
No, I am pointing out the historical views of Napoleon held at different times, and for different purposes beneficial to the holder’s own ideology or motives. And that includes continental sources, including those very favorable to Napoleon, such as to take an author at random, Emil Ludwig.
Since I haven’t agreed with British policy ever since over 300 years back, it would be odd for me to support their past or present accepted official history. Just as the British underestimate how deeply they can be detested, so the French buy into their own version of the legend, and don’t realise how much the Spanish or the Germans or the Italians loathed being ruled by the French. In France itself, outside some of his veterans, admiration of the little chap was waning due to the deprivations his last years of power brought, until people like Michelet began expounding the 19th century romantic view of La Gloire and Napoleon as Man of Destiny [TM]. As a child I was very nearly in The Cult myself. Possibly due to collecting Osprey Men-At-Arms uniform books.
As I wholly support the Central Powers during WWI and regard the triumph of Anglo and French values as the end of civilisation, nah.
British propaganda has been a wholly remarkable and generally successful art-form; Continental European views are by no means uniform on any subject there ever was, if you imagine the countries all agree together as to any dictator, other nation ( particularly their adjoining neighbours ), or economic theory, you will be sadly surprised by life. Even worse, you will find not all people in a nation, or even the same family, can agree on the same beliefs Which is one reason direct real democracy remains theoretical nonsense.
If it happened, it was likely just claustrophobia. And Conqueror-Emperor-Evil Overlords aren’t supposed to be afraid of anything.
So, he brushed it off, & told everybody to shut up about it. To save face.
If it happened.