Napolean Bonaparte England's Prisoner - Softcover

Giles, Frank

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841195995 ISBN 13: 9781841195995

Publisher: Constable & Robinson, 2002

Synopsis

On 13 July 1815, after Waterloo, Napoleon dictated his famous letter to the Prince Regent. Avoiding any hint of surrender, still less responsibility for the defeat, he said he came 'like Themistocles to throw myself upon the hospitality of the British people.' But his idea of living peacefully in the English countryside was a pipedream: the island of St Helena was desolate and unappealing. The Governor, Sir Hudson Lowe, has been reviled by historians, but Giles gives a fresh perspective on Lowe, as on other aspects of the Emperor's exile.

About this title

About the Author:

Frank Giles is a former Editor of The Sunday Times and the author of The Locust Years the story of the Fourth French Republic 1946-1958. Frank Giles is a former editor of the Sunday Times and the author of The Locust Years, the story of the Fourth French Republic.

Review:

'Will spark controversy about Napoleon's life and death on St Helena.' -History Today; 'Judicious and well-researched.' - Sunday Telegraph; 'A thought-provoking insight into British attitudes towards Napoleon in defeat, his treatment by the British Government of the day and in the writings of later literary figures.' - What's On; 'Excellent book.' - Spectator

About this edition

• Publisher: Constable & Robinson
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1841195995
• ISBN 13: 9781841195995
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 244