Napoleon's Poisoned Chalice: The Emperor And His Doctors On St. Helena Martin R. Howard
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About Napoleon's Poisoned Chalice: The Emperor And His Doctors On St. Helena Martin R. Howard
In 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte arrived on the island of St. Helena to begin his imprisonment following Waterloo. By 1821 he was dead. During his brief stay, he crossed paths with six medical men, all of whom would be changed by the encounter, whether by court martial, the shame of misdiagnosis, or resulting celebrity. ...