Reflections on A Journey to St Helena

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

Saturday, 29 August 2009

Bertrand's Cottage - a postscript

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No sooner had I done the last entry regarding Michel's blog than a new entry appeared, and then another. I have a numb...
Wednesday, 26 August 2009

Bertrand's Cottage Back to Life

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This blog would never have started but for Michel Dancoisne-Martineau, whose suggestion it was. One of my aims was to provide an occasiona...

Maldivia - a Final Comment?

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We were pleased to entertain most of Manchester's small Maldivian community to an "English tea" (Norwegian style) just befor...
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Wednesday, 15 July 2009

The Maldives Comes to Manchester

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A great night in the Punjab Restaurant in Manchester's Curry Mile. Our first visit to this particular restaurant, and we liked it very...
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Friday, 10 July 2009

Rev Boys and Napoleon's Chair - an Unlikely Story?

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BOYS, Richard, The Reverend (1785-1867). Chaplain to the Honourable East India Company on St. Helena, 1811 to 1830. The Rev. Richard Boys wa...
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