'New evidence' Napoleon was poisoned

A French toxicologist says new scientific evidence supports the theory that Napoleon Bonaparte was poisoned with arsenic.

A French toxicologist says new scientific evidence supports the theory that Napoleon Bonaparte was poisoned with arsenic.

Pascal Kintz, working on a request from the head of the International Napoleonic Society, said he had found traces of the poison in two strands of the French emperor’s hair, supporting similar conclusions from past tests on hair samples.

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