Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Cold Case Files

Now the Chinese know: the Guangxu Emperor was poisoned. But by whom? - Times Online: "One of China's great historical mysteries has been solved. While it may never be known whether it was the dying Empress Dowager, her loyal eunuch courtier or her commanding army general who was responsible, it has been established that the Guangxu Emperor died of arsenic poisoning in the Water Terrace Pavilion."

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