Reflections on A Journey to St Helena
Reflections on St Helena, Napoleon's exile, and English attitudes towards Napoleon.
Friday, 31 December 2010
1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow
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Spending an extremely cold Christmas in Norway where temperatures never rose much above -10C, what could be more appropriate than to read a...
Saturday, 11 December 2010
The Ladies of Longwood: Albine de Montholon & Fanny Betrand
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Albine de Montholon (1779-1848). A lady of somewhat easy virtue. She was first married at the age of 15, and was twice divorced. She married...
Monday, 6 December 2010
The Napoleonfish
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The humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) mainly found in coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region. It is also known as the Māori wrasse, Napo...
Monday, 29 November 2010
Napoleon's DNA: New Research
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A recent paper by Professor Lucotte has described research on hair samples from the Emperor Napoleon, his mother, and his sister Caroline. ...
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
Stedson George & The Future of St Helena
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Stedson George, former headmaster, former Councillor, and expert on the night sky, is one of the characters of St Helena. It is always wort...
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