Reflections on A Journey to St Helena

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

Monday, 22 February 2010

Spithead 1821: The Disembarkation of Napoleon's Suite from the not so good ship Camel

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I wrote two years ago about our experiences when disembarking from the R.M.S. St Helena at Cape Town. It was probably the most frustrating a...
Wednesday, 17 February 2010

Arnold Chaplin: Distinguished Physician and Napoleonic Scholar

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(Thomas Hancock) Arnold CHAPLIN (1864-1944) . Distinguished doctor and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. (1864-1944). Precise and ...
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Saturday, 13 February 2010

The French Properties: Agreement with St Helena Government

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This blog began in parallel with that of Michel Dancoisne Martineau - and from time to time I have commented on postings he has made. I thi...
Friday, 5 February 2010

Sir John Soane and the Napoleon Mourning Ring

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Mourning Ring carrying lock of Napoleon's hair, created in 1822 for Sir John Soane. The lock of hair was presented to Sir John by none ...
Tuesday, 2 February 2010

William Thackeray and The Second Funeral of Napoleon

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William Makepeace Thackeray ( 1811 – 1863) satirist, novelist, author of Vanity Fair. His mother sent him home to England to go to school i...
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