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THE MANY FACES OF NAPOLEON ; Mystery of the missing death mask ++ He was history's most famous Frenchman. Yet his admirers can't even agree on what he looked like. John Lichfield unmasks an unseemly squabble that threatens to take some of the gloire off the late emperor's memory
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The Emperor Napoleon is still stirring up trouble. He refuses to
lie quietly in his grave. Small wonder. Where is his grave? And
which of the many "death masks" which purport to show the features
of Napoleon Bonaparte are authentic?
For more than half a century, visitors to the French army museum
at Les Invalides in Paris have gazed at the face of a noble,
imperious, youthful man with an aquiline nose and a faint, knowing
smile on his lips. This "official", imperial death mask is clai...
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A haunting meditation on Napoleon's exile
The Boston Globe
; THE BLACK ROOM AT LONGWOOD Napoleon's Exile on Saint Helena By Jean-Paul Kauffmann Translated, from the French, by Patricia Clancy Four Walls Eight Windows, 297 pp., illustrated, $25 Napoleon, defeated at Waterloo, imagined he would spend the rest of his life as a prisoner at an English country
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WHO KILLED NAPOLEON? It's a 180-year-old mystery, but it's just been re-ignited with a vengeance. What caused the death of France's exiled emperor in 1821? Was he poisoned, as most historians now believe? If so, by whom? And why? And what does the controversy say about modern France?
The Independent - London
; ... group of committed Napoleonophiles - not all of them French - the proof that he died a sneaky and violent death is wonderful news. They believe that he was murdered by a) the French royal family, or b) the British government, or c) both. If such an unholy ...
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Napoleon was not poisoned - scientists.(Society)
Manila Bulletin
; Byline: ROBIN POMEROY Rome (Reuters) - Italian scientists say they have proved Napoleon was not poisoned, scotching the legend the French emperor was murdered by his British jailors. Napoleon's postmortem said he died of stomach cancer aged 51, but the theory he was assassinated to prevent any
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THE MANY FACES OF NAPOLEON ; Mystery of the missing death mask ++ He was history's most famous Frenchman. Yet his admirers can't even agree on what he looked like. John Lichfield unmasks an unseemly squabble that threatens to take some of the gloire off the late emperor's memory
The Independent - London
; The Emperor Napoleon is still stirring up trouble. He refuses to lie quietly in his grave. Small wonder. Where is his grave? And which of the many "death masks" which purport to show the features of Napoleon Bonaparte are authentic? For more than half a century, visitors to the French army museum
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NAPOLEON RULES AGAIN IN PBS SERIES
The Boston Globe
; Napoleon Bonaparte, in today's sports parlance, is the total package. As leader, warrior, empire builder, and civil administrator, there were few - if any - equals. He was brave, brilliant, and ruthless, a charismatic 5-foot-2-inch world-historical giant who assembled the largest empire since the
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Scientists have confirmed that Napoleon was killed by poison in Saint Helena, probably on British orders.(Brief Article)
History Today
; Scientists have confirmed that Napoleon was killed by poison in Saint Helena, probably on British orders. Analysis of a lock of Napoleon's hair in a Strasbourg forensic laboratory has repeated the findings of an FBI analysis, finding evidence that he had been poisoned with arsenic. (June 2nd)
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Napoleon: A&E soap opera more Waterloo than intriguing look at Bonaparte.(ARTS)(TELEVISION)
The Washington Times
; Byline: Scott Galupo, THE WASHINGTON TIMES In times like this, it's good to think of Napoleon Bonaparte - or, as I like to call him, Nabulion Buonaparte, the Italian name on his birth certificate. Corsican by birth, the French emperor patented many of the 20th century's worst evils - total war,
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Napoleon - the myth. (influence on nineteenth century imagination)(Napoleon & Europe)(Cover Story)
History Today
; Napoleon dominated the imagination of the nineteenth century to an even greater extent than Hitler has dominated that of the twentieth. `Is he not unparalleled in the history of the world both as a military man, and a general statesman?' asked George Ponsonby, leader of the Whig opposition in the
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Hail, Napoleon - At the MFA, the lavish lifestyle of one of the world's major empire-builders makes a stunning display
The Boston Globe
; ART REVIEW Some say Napoleon Bonaparte was at heart a military man whose personal tastes ran to the simple and practical. But the brilliant general knew the power of appearances. His infantry wore bearskin hats intended to make them appear taller and drummed and hollered war cries to intimidate
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Napoleon and the battle for Europe: two centuries ago, a new Caesar sought to conquer the world.(WORLD HISTORY)
Junior Scholastic
; ... the battle, the Russians quickly retreated, and the Austrians sued for peace. In England, Prime Minister William Pitt heard the news with despair. Roll up that map, he said, pointing to a map of Europe on the wall. It will not be wanted these 10 years. Retreat ...
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