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QUESTION I am told that a brother of Napoleon was buried in the local church at the village of Grimley, near Worcester, and that he owned a residence nearby. How come?
LUCIEN BONAPARTE fell out with his brother, the Emperor, in August 1810 and set sail for America, taking a shipload of 40 families and their servants. But his ship was captured by the British and taken to Malta from where, eventually, the entire entourage was shipped to Plymouth.See the full content of this document
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The British Bonaparte ; Answers to Correspondents
As a prisoner of war, Lucien took up residence in Ludlow, Shropshire, for six months, holding lavish dinner parties and concerts while occupying himself with the arts and writing. But local anti-French feeling led to stones being thrown at his children and altercations between the townspeople and his servants.
Driven out of Ludlow, Lucien acquired Thorngrove at Grimle...See the full content of this document
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