Reflections on A Journey to St Helena

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

Friday, 25 May 2012

The St Helena Independent Makes a Lazarus Like Recovery

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Somewhat old news now, but for completeness I really should report the resurrection of the St Helena Independent at the end of Apri...
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Friday, 20 April 2012

New Books on Captivity of Napoleon on St Helena

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Two new books about Napoleon's Captivity are shortly to be published. First to appear will be Albert Benhamou's latest boo...
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Monday, 16 April 2012

Tom Conti Related to Napoleon

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Yesterday's Observer revealed that a Scottish DNA project has found that actor Tom Conti, the laid back star of films such as Reubem, R...
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Monday, 9 April 2012

Images of Napoleon on his Deathbed

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Little known drawing by Lieutenant Guy Rotton of the 20th Foot Trevor Hearl Collection , Bodleian Library, Oxford I have been looking at a r...
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Monday, 2 April 2012

April Fools Day: St Helena Airport and The Ashcroft Connection

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Sunday Mirror - All Fools' Day 2012 In 2010 the new coalition Government announced that it would reverse Labour's postponement and w...
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