it's a story as compelling as any murder mystery. It begins in 1821 on the remote, secluded British island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. This is where Napoleon Bonaparte-one-time Emperor of France-is confined as a prisoner after losing his final battle at Waterloo in 1815. In February 1821, Napoleon's health reportedly begins to fail, and he dies three months later at the age of 52. An autopsy performed the next morning reveals a stomach ulcer,
possibly cancerous.