Reflections on a Journey to St Helena
Blog URL http://johntyrrell.blogspot.com/
Located Manchester, Lancashire United Kingdom
Material on St Helena present day and historical and Napoleon's Captivity.
Latest Blog Posts
- Napoleon's Novel published in English on Nov 6, 2009
My youngest brother has sent me Flora Fraser's review in the Times of Clisson and Eugénie, Napoleon's short romantic novel which has recently been published in English. The novel was written when he was only 26, after he had fallen in love and beco...
- St Helena 1811 - not a good year on Nov 2, 2009
I have been continuing working through the Judicial Records. The Court was presided over by the Governor, Alexander Beatson (1759-1830), who had taken up his post on St Helena in 1808.On taking up his post in 1808 he had found a population of 3600...
- Napoleon Still Alive? on Oct 24, 2009
I understand that letters addressed to Napoleon still sometimes arrive at Longwood House. Nevertheless, on re-reading Laurie Lee's story of his walk across Spain on the eve of the Civil War, I was somewhat surprised to find the following.Laurie Lee...
- Freedom of Press on St Helena on Oct 19, 2009
I was intrigued to read what the Government owned St Helena Herald had to say about the arrest of the Editor of the rival St Helena Independent, reported in my post of 10th October.The answer is, not very much. But what it does and does not say is i...
- Anniversary on Oct 16, 2009
Thank you to the St Helena Independent for reminding us of a forgotten anniversary. Spot the missing word!
- Rev Boys, Armchairs, Death Masks and other matters on Oct 15, 2009
Some weeks ago (10th July) I did a piece on the armchair in Maidstone Museum which generated quite a lot of feedback and discussion. I have now had a look at the extract from "Under Thirty-Seven Kings" by Lilian Boys Behrens, published in 1926, wh...
- Rev Boys, Snuff Boxes, Armchairs, Death Masks and other matters on Oct 15, 2009
This post may be one for the anoraks! Some weeks ago (10th July) I did a piece on the armchair in Maidstone Museum which generated quite a lot of feedback and discussion. I am now able to publish photographs of a snuff box which was apparently giv...
