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The Lion's Cage: the old house at Longwood, St. Helena, in which Napoleon lived and died, 1909. Creator: Unknown.

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The Lion's Cage: the old house at Longwood, St. Helena, in which Napoleon lived and died, 1909. "On arriving at St. Helena on 17th Oct., 1815, Napoleon spent one night at Jamestown...He then settled in a little cottage called 'The Briars.'...On 10th Dec ., 1815, he was able to move to Longwood, but found himself limited to extremely restricted boundaries, which he could not cross unless accompanied by an English officer".' From "Illustrated London News", 1909.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM24A48_247

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46,2Mo (2,5Mo) / 42,0cm x 27,6cm / 4960 x 3255 (300dpi)

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