
Sharpe is Back! Bernard Cornwell
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Gunpowder Plot in Paris
There were at least two attempts on wellington's life. The famous one, i can't remember now the name of the frenchman who shot at him and was put in prison. napoleon, in his will, left the man ten thousand francs. And so that strange atmosphere in paris must have been quite fun to write about. Is an occupied city, but you don't know if you can trust the loyalty of the civilians. There is a lot of resentment, as you can imagine, because suddenly your city is under occupation by british and prussian troops,. and the russian and others have yet to come.
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