Reflections on A Journey to St Helena

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

Wednesday, 12 October 2011

Maldivia House and the Rather Confusing Bennetts of St Helena

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Maldivia 1 st. 3 bay x 2 house with verandahs, Early timber gable infill under deeply C.19 projecting eaves, North, back additions and 2 st....
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Saturday, 8 October 2011

Napoleon's Religious Beliefs: The Final Days

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" I die in the Apostolic and Roman Religion, in the bosom of which I was born more than fifty years ago. " Despite reaching matur...
Saturday, 3 September 2011

Marlborough and Napoleon - another Gift from the Emperor?

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Histoire de Jean Churchill, Duc de Marlborough These three volumes, a French biography of the great Duke of Marlborough, publi...
Saturday, 27 August 2011

Napoleon and the British Sailor

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With folded arms Napoleon stood, Serene alike in peace and danger -- The poem "Napoleon and the British Sailor" was a...
Tuesday, 26 July 2011

Longwood House: Open Day

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On 23rd July Michel held an open day at Longwood House, attended mainly by local Saints, most of whom had not visited the House for a long ...
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