Two questions that will shape our destiny in the next 25 years
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In 1815, they sent Napoleon Bonaparte to Saint Helena after his defeat in the Battle of Waterloo, rightly figuring he’d be unlikely to ever escape and threaten Europe again. Until the ...
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‘Legendary’ Napoleon hat sells for $2.8 million at auction
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Paris’s Rue de la Paix enjoys a high jewellery renaissance
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7 unforgettable experiences in St Helena—from exhilarating hikes to Napoleon’s former home in exile
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Have any British prime ministers fought in a battle?
He fought numerous campaigns in the Peninsular War (1808-1814), including the battles of Salamanca and Vitoria and became a national hero following the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 where he finally ...
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GRANT, Sir JAMES ROBERT, chief officer of the Medical Department of the English Army at Waterloo, died at Basford ... Internal Revenue in Massachusetts in 1815, Register of Probate for Hampdon ...
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The Greek Origins of Saint Mark’s Horses in Venice
Napoleon had the horses forcibly removed ... Triomphe du Carrousel together with a quadriga. Finally, in 1815, the horses were returned to Venice by Captain Dumaresq following the Battle of Waterloo.