

From Slavery to Freedom
Author Colin Fox explores St Helena's journey from reliance on enslaved labour to free labour, focusing on how enslaved people themselves experienced the almost 50-year process.
Nov 4, 20252 min read


Napoleon's Wallpaper Resurfaces
Bonhams are selling a fr agment of wallpaper reputed to have c ome from the room in Longwood House in which the Emperor Napoleon died in 1821. It is labelled on the reverse: 'Part of the paper of the room in which Napoleon died at St Helena brought over by an officer who was present at the time of his death.' The souvenir has an accompanying note of provenance: 'Authenticated by Mrs Nethercote (nee Allix) whose relative Colonel Allix fought at Waterloo, and left by will to he
Oct 28, 20251 min read




