Reflections on A Journey to St Helena

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

Friday, 5 April 2019

Longwood House Restoration 1950-1955

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Royal Visit to Longwood House, 1947 The visit by the Royal family in April 1947 probably proved crucial in safeguarding the future ...
Sunday, 13 January 2019

À la recherche du temps perdu

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A school exercise book temporarily reprieved from the tip I had always assumed that I had never studied Napoleon nor been the slighte...
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Monday, 5 November 2018

THE REAL NAPOLEON - John Tarttelin

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Jean-Léon Gérôme, Napoleon in Egypt (1868) John Tarttelin is a Fellow of the International Napoleonic Society, and a recipient of the...
Friday, 19 October 2018

Michel Dancoisne-Martineau M.B.E.

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Michel Dancoisne-Martineau with the Governor of St. Helena, Mrs Lisa HONAN Excellent news. Michel has at last received recognition f...
Monday, 8 October 2018

The Duke of Sussex and Napoleon: "Peace to the remains of that Great Man."

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Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773-1843) On the death of Napoleon: "the close of a most disgraceful transaction in which ...
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