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How interesting, Cate. We seem to have uncovered yet another 'untold life'. It would be good to discover more about the guards and bearers who were present on that occasion. They constitute a very select and distinguished band.
Commented Aug 18, 2015 on The Return of the Emperor at Untold lives blog
The Return of the Emperor
A curious book, published in St Helena in 1840, relates the events that led to the exhumation of the body of Napoleon Bonaparte and the return of his remains to France. The account is based on a memorandum by Mr Janisch, a former secretary to the Governor of the Island, Sir Hudson Lowe, who was ...
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