Reflections on A Journey to St Helena

Reflections on St Helena, Napoleon's exile, and English attitudes towards Napoleon.

Friday, 27 February 2009

Ben Weider - "Death of a Giant"

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My researches on Julio Lobo in my last blog, reminded me of another great Jewish admirer of Napoleon, the Canadian businessman, Napoleonic ...
Wednesday, 18 February 2009

Museo Napoleonico Havana - Closed For Renovation

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We were disappointed on our recent trip to Cuba to find scaffolding outside the Napoleonic Museum; a curt notice on the door informed us i...
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Sunday, 11 January 2009

Napoleon & St Helena - A Review

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I have been reading Napoleon & St Helena, On the Island of Exile (London 2008) by Johannes Willms. Willms, a German journalist curr...
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Tuesday, 23 December 2008

Christmas Images of St Helena

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St Helena has had more than its share of problems in 2008 - escalating fuel prices which impact on everything purchased on the island; heavy...
Tuesday, 9 December 2008

St. Helena Residents During the Captivity

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For some time I had been meaning to do an entry on the families who lived on St. Helena during the Captivity of Napoleon. Reading G.L. De ...
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