The 200th Anniversary of Napoleon’s Death

Napoleon on his deathbed, sketched on site at St Helena, May 6, 1821, Captain Frederick Marryat, in black and white chalk, now in the British Royal Collection Trust

FINDING NAPOLEON: 200 YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH Napoleon died on St. Helena Island on May 5, 1821, two hundred years ago today. Ceremonies were held in Paris and on St. Helena. His legacy—both revered and reviled—is as divisive as it ever was. Roger Cohen’s article in today’s New York Times does a better job than I …

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