St Helena - Gateway to Britain's Asian Empire

with Dr John McAleer, University of Southampton

FREE Online history talk - Tuesday, 14 October, 6pm (GMT+1 / British Summer Time)  

Link: https://bit.ly/StH1410

We're delighted to launch our new series of history talks about St Helena with Dr John McAleer exploring St Helena's pivotal role in the rise of Britain's Asian Empire.

How did the English East India Company come to govern this tiny island in the middle of the South Atlantic? Why was St Helena so important to the expansion of Britain's commercial and political empire in Asia? And what did lemon trees have to do with it all? 

To find out, join us and John at the UK-St Helena Heritage Trust online on

Tuesday, 14 October, at 6pm (GMT+1 / British Summer Time).

All welcome. 

Click on the link https://bit.ly/StH1410 or scan the QR code in the poster below.