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From Elba to St Helena: Napoleon and the British Government

John Tyrrell

Region:
North West
Notice Period:
Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
Type:
Hobby
Fee:
Paid: £30-£100 -to SHAPE, St Helena
Category:
History
Updated:
3rd February 2023
Tagged:
Napoleon

This talk looks at the geopolitical and ideological challenge posed by Napoleon's France to the hegemony of Britain, Napoleon's exile as Emperor of Elba, his return to power and the Government's decision to permanently exile him to St Helena.

The talk examines the role of key Government actors, Foreign Secretary Lord Castlereagh, the architect of Napoleon's defeat and 3rd Earl Bathurst, President of the Board of Trade and Secretary of State for War, who oversaw Napoleon's captivity on the island of St Helena.

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About John Tyrrell

Retired Academic.

Fees given to SHAPE, a charity on St Helena

Member of Friends of St Helena. Contributor to their publications.

  • "The Legend of the Slaves of Maldivia", Wirebird, The Journal of the Friends of St Helena, Number 43, November 2014
  • "The Belle Poule and the Exhumation of Napoleon", Wirebird Number 40, 2011
  • "Longwood House: Towards the Bicentenary", The St Helena Connection No 15, November 2013
  • "The British Government and Napoleon: From Elba to St Helena" The St Helena Connection, No 18 June 2015
  • "From Elba to St Helena aTimeline of 1815" The St Helena Connection, No 18 June 2015
  • "Napoleon and the British Opposition during the Captivity" The St Helena Connection No 19, November 2015
  • "Napoleon and St Helena Exhibition at Les Invalides, Paris" No 20 June 2016
  • "Napoleon's Representative on Earth: "I am the keeper of the empty tomb" - a review of "Je suis le gardien du tombeau vide" by M. Dancoisne-Martineau. The St Helena Connection No 23 November 2017
  • "St Helena in Transition" No 14, May 2013
  • "Who is, when is, what is St Helena Government", The St Helena Connection No 33, December 2022

Blogging on Napoleon and St Helena since 2008. https://johntyrrell.blogspot.com

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