Showing posts with label Hudson Lowe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hudson Lowe. Show all posts
Thursday, 7 April 2022

The Man on the Rock - Kenneth Griffith (1975)

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On our recent visit to St Helena we were privileged to be able to watch this powerful performance by Kenneth Griffith on a large scre...
Thursday, 17 March 2022

Sir Hudson Lowe and Antonomasia - A Review

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Sir Hudson Lowe, Victime of St Helena by Michel Dancoisne-Martineau This book, one of a series of 12, is only available ...
Friday, 22 May 2020

The Pen is Mightier than the Sword: St Helena, March 1820

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Front cover, "The political house that Jack built", 1819 In March 1820 a naval surgeon named McKenzie arrived on St Helena...
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Saturday, 22 September 2018

St Helena 1815: The East India Company, Slavery and Religion

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St Helena halfpenny bearing crest of the East India Company The East India Company and St. Helena's leading families were natur...
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Sunday, 11 March 2012

Thomas Moore: "To Sir Hudson Lowe"

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Thomas Moore, Irish Poet (1779-1852) A friend of Lord Byron and of Lord John Russell, the future Whig Prime Minister who had visited Napol...
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Thursday, 1 March 2012

An American at Waterloo: The DeLanceys, Wellington and Hudson Lowe

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Colonel Sir William Howe DeLancey, KCB (1778 - 1815) Born into a wealthy New York Loyalist family, originally French Huguenots from Caen, Co...
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Monday, 20 June 2011

The 20th Foot and a Gift from Napoleon - The Fusilier Museum Bury

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The Fusilier Museum in Bury has a small but priceless collection related to the last days of Napoleon. The centre piece is the three volum...
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Thursday, 31 March 2011

"Veritas" and "Sultana" or How Lady Lowe Almost Met Napoleon : A Case Study in Flattery?

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MONTHOLON, Charles Tristan, Comte de (1783-1853), despite the departure of his wife Albine , he remained with Napoleon until his death an...
Friday, 25 February 2011

Gorrequer's Diary

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Major Gideon Gorrequer (1781-1841), aide-de-camp and acting military secretary to Hudson Lowe on St Helena. Gorrequer met Lowe whilst servi...
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Monday, 11 October 2010

The Doctor, the Admiral and His Mistress: It is not at all necessary to be polite to the General.

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Dr John Stokoe. Born Ferryhill Durham 1775. Entered navy in 1794 as Surgeon's Mate. A distinguished record of service in a number of na...
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Thursday, 3 April 2008

Holland House and Hudson Lowe: Sir Hudson, may I have the pleasure of introducing you to Lord Byron?

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Saw Sir Hudson Lowe to-day in the streets. Micheli and an Italian had stopped me. Micheli's friend had sailed with and knew him. We all...
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