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Napoleon was poisoned: toxicological study (arsenic)
AFP on Yahoo | 6/4/05 | AFP - Strasbourg
Posted on 06/04/2005 11:06:03 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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I thought it had been pretty well established that he had Acute Intermittent Porphyria.
A lot of that went on, and not just among the kings; some of the lesser royalty were also murdered in some way, though I would think poisoning was a method less easy to blame on any particular person. Conspiracies abounded.
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Just a footnote...
I have read the entire 20 1/2 book 'Master and Commander' series which describes Medical Practice at about this time. My recollection is that Arsenic was frequently used as a 'curative' medicine.