Reflections on A Journey to St Helena

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

Tuesday, 18 February 2020

The Lady Lever Art Gallery Revisited

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Napoleon I by René Théodore Berthon, 1809 I recently returned to the Lady Lever Art Gallery . This was my first visit since the Napole...
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Friday, 24 January 2020

December 1940: Return of L'Aiglon Part II

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Adolf Hitler at Les Invalides, June 1940 Following the surrender of France, Adolf Hitler made two visits to Paris in June 1940. On th...
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Saturday, 18 January 2020

December 1940: Return of L'Aiglon Part I

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Napoleon François Joseph Charles Bonaparte (1811-1832), Napoleon's only legitimate son Napoleon's son, titled first King of ...
Thursday, 2 January 2020

Churchill and Napoleon: The Desk at Chartwell

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Winston Churchill's Desk at Chartwell with a bust of Napoleon in centre I first started posting on Churchill and Napoleon in 20...
Monday, 21 October 2019

Napoleon and Churchill: Thoughts on Two Unrelated Images

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Napoleon St Helena 1816, by Michel Dancoisne Martineau The above portrait has just been completed by Michel Dancoisne Martineau . As...
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