Reflections on A Journey to St Helena

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

Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Ban on Export of "Napoleon Death Mask"

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The Independent 13th November, 2013 Apparently the Culture Secretary Ed Vaizey has been swayed by the advice of Ms Leslie Webster and...
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Sunday, 20 October 2013

Anyone for a Flight to St Helena?

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Article on Atlantic Star Airline, St Helena Independent 18th October 2013 Before leaving for a meeting of the Friends of St Helena in ...
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Monday, 7 October 2013

"Napoleon's Desk" at Downton Abbey: all is not what it seems

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"Napoleon's Desk" at Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey) During our stay on St Helena earlier this year we visited Longwood...
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Sunday, 29 September 2013

In the Footsteps of Napoleon: Madeira, Henry Veitch and Winston Churchill

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The 1792 "Napoleon Madeira" A recent visit to Madeira made me look up the story of Napoleon's brief stay off shore on boa...
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Friday, 20 September 2013

Images of Napoleon on St Helena 1818-1821

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NAPOLEON I two months before his death, sketched from the life by the English Naval Captain Maryat [sic] I have in the past pos...
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