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The Emperor's Shadow : Bonaparte, Betsy and the Balcombes of St Helena by Anne Whitehead is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>After Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo, he was sent into exile on St Helena, arriving in October 1815. For the six years until his death, he was an 'eagle in a cage', reduced from the most powerful figure in Europe to a prisoner on a rock in the South Atlantic. But the fallen emperor was charmed and entertained by Betsy Balcombe, the pretty teenage daughter of a local merchant. <br> <br> Anne Whitehead brings to life Napoleon's time on St Helena and the web of connections aroun
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Anne Whitehead
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books, Limited; Allen & Unwin
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781760113513
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Historical Fiction, Historical
- Updated
- 2026-03-24