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microcosme11 · 13 days

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Young Englishman meets Napoleon on St. Helena

When the late Admiral Eden was a senior midshipman he was told by his Admiral that he should accompany him on a visit to the fallen Emperor at St Helena. “We waited for Napoleon in an outer room,” he afterwards told a friend, “and you must imagine how eagerly I expected his entrance. The door was thrown open at last, and in he came. He was short and fat, and nothing very attractive but for his eye! My word, sir, I had never seen anything like it.

“After speaking to the Admiral he turned to me, and then I understood for the first time in my life, what was the meaning of the phrase ‘A born ruler of men.’ I had been taught to hate the French as I hated the devil; but when Napoleon looked at me there was such power and majesty in his look that if he had bade me lie down that he might walk over me, I would have done it at once, Englishman although I was. The look on Napoleon’s face was the revelation of the man and the explanation of his power. He was born to command.”

The Story of Napoleon, Harold F.B. Wheeler, 1921.

(I think Admiral Eden might be Henry Eden, 1798-1888.)

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#St. Helena #English who are seduced by Napoleon #Napoleon's charisma

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empirearchives · 5 months

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“In his room beside the noisy café, he restudies everything conceivable, copies whole speeches out of the report of the parliamentary proceedings at Westminster, and sketches the remotest parts of the earth. At the end of the last of his copy-books, the final entry runs: ‘St. Helena, a small island in the Atlantic Ocean. English colony.’”

— Emil Ludwig, Napoleon

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credo--ergo-sum · 7 months

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Sketch of Napoleon on St. Helena

#illustration #art #napoleonic era #sketch #napoleonic wars #wip #napoleon bonaparte #napoléon #napoleon #st. helena #work in progress

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michel-feuilly · 1 year

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Betsy Balcombe - Hope Girl from St. Helena

#history art #art #napoleonic #betsy balcombe #st. helena #napoleonic era #napoleonic art #artists on tumblr

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rabbitcruiser · 27 days

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Benches/Chairs (No. 5)

Brix Restaurant & Gardens, CA (seven pics)

Freemark Abbey Winery, CA (three pics)

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tomorrowusa · 6 months

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Iran is an ally of Russia and Iran is the main backer of Hamas. So it's certainly possible that there may have been some nudges and winks from Moscow which led to the October 7th terror attacks which set off the Gaza-Israel war.

Nobody gains more from that war than Putin whose atrocities in Ukraine get far less attention than before because of war in the Middle East.

In any case, if Putin wishes to compare himself to Napoleon, we should not stand in his way!

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ancientorigins · 1 year

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With little, and conflicting, biblical evidence, what do we actually know about the famed Three Kings who are celebrated each year on the 6th January, the feast of the Epiphany?

#three kings #wise men #epiphany #magi #Bethlehem #Cologne #relics #Christianity #St. Helena #ancient #history #ancient origins

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roratecaeli · 2 years

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Sebastiano Ricci - The Exaltation of the True Cross, 1733

#St. Helena #Finding of the Holy Cross #May 3 #roman catholic #catholic #traditional catholic #christianity #Christian

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tmarshconnors · 6 months

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"The world suffers a lot, not because of the violence of bad people, but because of the silence of good people."

Napoleon Bonaparte, later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars.

Born: 15 August 1769, Ajaccio, France

Died: 5 May 1821, Longwood House, Longwood, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

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fieriframes · 1 year

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[THIS PLACE AIN'T A 1-TRICK PONY. WHEN WE COME BACK, IT'S A NAPA TAKE ON FISH AND CHIPS. WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING THROUGH ST. HELENA IN THE WINE COUNTRY, TAYLOR'S AUTOMATIC REFRESHER POPS UP]

#s01e08 retro #guy fieri #guyfieri #diners drive-ins and dives #1-trick pony #napa take #st. helena #wine country #automatic refresher #fish #chips #the #taylor

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brittsmusicworld · 1 year

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And when the greed is growing / And we're finding out / Who to lay it on / Where to fight it out / How our day were strong / When we spoke as one / Now we mime together

#Kensington #st. helena #My pics

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microcosme11 · 3 months

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Description of Napoleon at the Briars

A gentleman returning from India wrote this in a letter:

Napoleon: Extracts from the 'Times' and 'Morning Chronicle', 1815-1821.

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#St. Helena #physical description of Napoleon

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empirearchives · 14 days

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Napoleon with a puppy

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#source:#letter of T. H. Brooke on 3 January 1816 from St. Helena #Napoleon in his own defence by Clement Shorter (1910)#Thomas Henry Brooke #page 263 #Napoleon #napoleon bonaparte #napoleonic #napoleonic era #letters #Saint Helena #st. Helena

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ettawritesnstudies · 1 year

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3 or 24 for the All Hallows ask game, your choice :)

Why not both?!

3. St. Augustine

One of the most famous philosophers of the Catholic faith, doctor of the church, inspiration of other Saints, and apologetics extraordinaire, St. Augustine started his life as a degenerate teenager involved in all manner of sinful habits, which he discusses in his Confessions. The constant prayer of his mother, St. Monica, helped to cause his conversion, and she endorsed his education and academic pursuits. He was born in Hippo, in North Africa, and traveled all around Italy, before returning to his home as a Bishop. His life and works are truly GIANT and I haven't even read them but they're high high on the list.

24. St. Helena

As the queen-mother to a roman emperor, St. Helena held a ton of political sway around 300 AD. Her husband renounced her because of this, but her devout Christian faith help to bring her son, Constantine, to the gospels, and he later went on to decriminalize the practice of the religion and stop the Diocletian persecutions throughout the Roman Empire, which allowed a new wave of missionary efforts and growth in the church to thrive. If that weren't enough, she also went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land to find the True Cross of Christ and build churches. She used her political position and wealth (being in charge of the empire's treasury) to seek out and aid poor and destitute communities.

All Hallows Ask Game: send me a # and I'll tell you about a saint!

#all saints day #st. helena #st. augustine #catholic #catholic history #christian

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wine-porn · 5 months

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Ber Ber Ber

Continuing on with the *Treasury Boycott* because a friend of mine got butthurt last week about my parodies of Daou-fan’s IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD stupidity. Seriously??? You think I would call for a boycott of Treasury? Not on your life. I have a cellar FULL of Treasury. Glorious Beringers and BV’s and Penfold’s and Wolf Blass’ and Stags’ Leap’s. This particular wine is a lot harder to find…