Texas in the early 19th century wasn’t exactly a place for a retired general of Napoleon’s stature. It was a land of chaos ...

In July 2015, my Budapest dwelling parents suggested we meet in Vienna for a family vacation − they took the train, my ...

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A remote island in the South Atlantic Ocean, St Helena is home to a wealth of history just waiting to be discovered by your ...

After Trump declared victory in the US election, we look back to see who else is competing with the President-elect for ...

NAPOLEON’S MEMOIRS [605 pp.) —Edited by Somerset de Chair—Harper ($7.50). “I have been severely scolded today over my laziness,” said the exiled Napoleon Bonaparte to his companions one ...

Rugged, volcanic and very remote, as Napoleon’s place of exile following the Battle of Waterloo, St Helena has gained a notoriety that assures its place in the travel lexicon. This fully revised ...

Islanders on St Helena, a tiny island of less than 4,500 ... remote places on Earth and famously served as the location of Napoleon’s second exile from France after the Battle of Waterloo ...

including the French Emperor Napoleon, who died there after being banished by the British. Speaking about the potential arrival of a new wave of migrants to St Helena, Mr Hollins, who penned Vet ...

“The love of glory is like the bridge that Satan throws over the chaos, to pass from hell to heaven.” Napoleon at St. Helena. Longwood House. One of the best Napoleonic Museum in the world. On March ...

On the weekend of September 16 and 17, 2024, Les Impériales de Fontainebleau invites you to discover Napoleon's First Empire era as if you were there, free of charge, through lectures, a rock opera, a ...

Encounter whales (and whale sharks, too) in quiet, relaxing destinations like the Maldives, Sri Lanka, the ice caps and Baja California Sur.