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1849 to 1849 opens onto 1 life, 1 place story, and 1 named historical windows.
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1849 - Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
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In Boulogne-sur-Mer, with the sea air in his lungs and the continent he liberated behind him, a general who chose exile over power reflects on what independence actually meant.
1849 to 1849 across the atlas
1849 - Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
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1849 - Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
José de San Martín stands at 1849 - Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, with connected routes through neighbouring lives, places, and historical pressure.
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1852 - London
Nearby in time, but facing a different kind of historical pressure.
In London, with her body failing, the woman who saw the potential of computing before anyone else sets down what the numbers meant.
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1820 - Longwood House, Saint Helena
war-and-command
A contrasting life shaped by war and command.
Exiled to a rock in the Atlantic, a fallen emperor dictates the version of events his enemies will never be able to answer.
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1859 - Duke Street, Westminster
Nearby in time, but facing a different kind of historical pressure.
With paralysis still lodged in his right side and the Great Eastern listing somewhere he cannot reach, the engineer who thought bigger than anyone reflects on the cost.
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1955 - Hyde Park Gate, London
war-and-command
A contrasting life shaped by war and command.
After the war, after the applause, after the second stroke — a prime minister reckons with what victory actually cost.
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1945 - Warm Springs
war-and-command
A contrasting life shaped by war and command.
In the final weeks of the war, a president whose body has been failing for years faces the cost of leading from a wheelchair.
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1963 - White House
war-and-command
A contrasting life shaped by war and command.
In the White House, between pain and intelligence briefings, a president writes what the cameras were never allowed to see.
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1852 - London
Nearby in time, but facing a different kind of historical pressure.
In London, with her body failing, the woman who saw the potential of computing before anyone else sets down what the numbers meant.
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1820 - Longwood House, Saint Helena
war-and-command
A contrasting life shaped by war and command.
Exiled to a rock in the Atlantic, a fallen emperor dictates the version of events his enemies will never be able to answer.
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1859 - Duke Street, Westminster
Nearby in time, but facing a different kind of historical pressure.
With paralysis still lodged in his right side and the Great Eastern listing somewhere he cannot reach, the engineer who thought bigger than anyone reflects on the cost.
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1955 - Hyde Park Gate, London
war-and-command
A contrasting life shaped by war and command.
After the war, after the applause, after the second stroke — a prime minister reckons with what victory actually cost.
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