Carved cassolette made from the wood of Shakespeare's mulberry tree mb-code 1237821 Napoleon (1769-1821) enjoyed a meteoric

Napoleon (1769-1821) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army

1700 fires reported across the capital

A steamer passing underneath Waterloo Bridge

by Augustus Bozzi Granville

Carved cassolette made from the wood of Shakespeare's mulberry tree mb-code 1237821 Napoleon (1769-1821) enjoyed a meteoricCarved cassolette made from the wood of Shakespeare's mulberry tree, c18th century, (1840). Presented to David Garrick by the corporation of the borough, at the Shakespeare Jubilee, 3 May 1769. Illustration from Historical and Literary Curiosities consisting of Fac similies of Original Documents, by Charles John Smith, (Henry G Bohn, London, 1840).