Unknown History with Giles Milton

51 Poison Special - The Arsenic Poisoning of Napoleon Bonaparte

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July 26, 2018 7:30am

14m

Eleanor Herman describes the role of arsenic in Napoleon Bonapartes's rapid health decline and eventual death while under imprisonment at St. Helen.



Learn more about The Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, And Murder Most Foul, by reading this episode's full transcript or picking up the book!

Transcript on Quick and Dirty Tips: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/history/the-poison-chronicles-the-arsenic-poisoning-of-napoleon-bonaparte

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