Napoleon’s Death

After his defeat in the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 -- 5 May 1821) died in St. Helena while in exile. Sten Forshufvud (a Swedish dentist and toxicologist) and Ben Weider (a Canadian Napoleon enthusiast) wrote a book titled “Assassination at St. Helena“ (1978, Mitchell Press Limited, Vancouver, B.C., ISBN 0888360282) and concluded that the French emperor died of deliberate chronic arsenic poisoning. In 2002, investigation carried out by a team of French forensic experts overturn