Britain’s obsession with Napoleon
The death of Napoleon in far off St Helena in May 1821 brought to a crescendo twenty-five years of English-language publishing on the...
Prof. Alan Forrest
- Dec 10, 2020
- 3 min
Romantic Exile
Professor Alan Forrest writes on the St Helena’s part in the Napoleonic legend. If Waterloo marked the end of Napoleon’s imperial dream,...
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Brent Fortenberry
- Nov 14, 2020
- 3 min
Rich Histories, New Challenges
St. Helena boasts one of the most impressive British built heritage landscapes in the South Atlantic. While the island is most often associa
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Joseph Geldman
- Sep 21, 2020
- 2 min
Wine in Exile
Napoleon’s living conditions on Saint Helena were of interest to both British and French authorities, with certain French representatives...
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Aoife Miralles
- Sep 21, 2020
- 2 min
A Cautionary Tale...
‘Oh there he may sit and tell the scenes he has seen ah! While forlorn he may morn on the Isle of St. Helena.’ This anonymous ballad,...
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Kathryn Davies
- Sep 21, 2020
- 2 min
A Brief History of Climbing Ladder Hill
Jacob’s Ladder is one of the most striking examples of built heritage on St Helena. A dramatically steep staircase of 699 steps, it now...
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