Reflections on A Journey to St Helena

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

Monday, 29 October 2012

St Helena One Man's Island: "He had little time for Napoleon"

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Front Cover of Ian Baker's, "St Helena: One Man's Island" (1) I have recently been reading Ian Baker's interest...
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Wednesday, 29 August 2012

St Helena in 1812: Cattle Wormers and The Pillory

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Spencer Perceval, British Prime Minister, assassinated May 1812 By any standards 1812 was a significant year. It saw the only assa...
Tuesday, 31 July 2012

St Helena Airport and the Crisis in the Tourist Industry

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Image of St Helena's planned new airport bulding Since the appearance of Simon Pipes' very active blog, St Helena Online , I...
Sunday, 24 June 2012

The Whigs and Napoleon

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Charles James Fox (1749-1806) ,Whig leader. He had three interviews with Napoleon after the Treaty of Amiens(1802). They disagreed abou...
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Monday, 4 June 2012

Royal Visit to Emperor Napoleon's Last Home

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Royal Family Arrving at Longwood House, 29 April 1947 At a time when the United Kingdom is celebrating the 60 year reign of Elizabe...
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