Napoleon And Doctor Verling On St Helena
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Napoleon and Doctor Verling on St Helena
Author | : J. David Markham |
Publsiher | : Casemate Publishers |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2006-03-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781781596494 |
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Many books have been written about St Helena and its most famous resident, the exiled Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. The episode has been so intensively researched that it is rare for a fresh, unpublished account to come to light. Yet Dr James Verling's St Helena journal is just such a source. Verling was based on St Helena during Napoleon's imprisonment and he was even appointed as Napoleon's official physician. Throughout his stay, this young doctor kept a vivid diary of his experiences. Through Verling's eyes we get a fresh view of daily life on the island and of the suspicion-filled society that grew up around Napoleon during his last years.
Napoleon s Poisoned Chalice
Author | : Dr Martin Howard |
Publsiher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 311 |
Release | : 2009-04-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780752486734 |
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In 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte arrived on the island of St. Helena to begin his imprisonment following Waterloo. By 1821 he was dead. During his brief stay, he crossed paths with six medical men, all of whom would be changed by the encounter, whether by court martial, the shame of misdiagnosis, or resulting celebrity. What would seem to be a straightforward post became entangled with politics, as Governor Hudson Lowe became paranoid as to the motivations of each doctor and brought their every move into question. In Napoleon's Poisoned Chalice, Martin Howard addresses the political pitfalls navigated with varying success by the men who were assigned to care for the most famous man in Europe. The hostility that sprang up between individuals thrown together in isolation, the impossible situations the doctors found themselves in and the fear of censure when Napoleon finally began to die.
With Napoleon at St Helena Being the Memoirs of Dr John Stokoe Naval Surgeon
Author | : Paul Frémeaux |
Publsiher | : London and New York, J. Lane |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 1902 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : UVA:X030787048 |
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Facts Illustrative of the Treatment of Napol on Buonaparte in Saint Helena
Author | : Theodore Edward Hook |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1819 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : WISC:89095787818 |
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Facts illustratve of the Treatment of Napol on Buonaparte in Saint Helena being the result of minute inquiries and personal research in that island
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 1819 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : BSB:BSB10421789 |
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Napoleon For Dummies
Author | : J. David Markham |
Publsiher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 395 |
Release | : 2011-05-04 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781118070147 |
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Explains his influence on the military, law, politics, and religion Get the real story of Napoleon Bonaparte Not sure what's true about Napoleon? This easy-to-follow guide gets past the stereotypes and introduces you to this extraordinary man's beginnings, accomplishments, and famous romances. It traces Napoleon's rise from Corsican military cadet to Emperor of the French, chronicles his military campaigns, explains the mistakes that led to his removal from power, and explores his lasting impact on Europe and the world. Discover * How Napoleon built -- and lost -- an empire * The forces that influenced him * Why he created the Napoleonic Code * The inside story on Josephine * How he helped shape modern-day Europe
Terrible Exile
Author | : Brian Unwin |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 2010-02-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780857731227 |
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At its height, the Napoleonic Empire spanned much of mainland Europe. Fêted and feared by millions of citizens, Napoleon was the most powerful and famous man of his age. But following his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo the future of the one-time Emperor of France seemed irredeemably bleak. How did the brilliant tactician cope with being at the mercy of his captors? How did he react to a life in exile on St Helena – and how did the other inhabitants of that isolated and impregnable island respond to his presence there? And what tactics did he develop to preserve his legacy in such drastically reduced circumstances? Tracing events from the dramatic defeat at Waterloo to his death six years later, this is the first modern comprehensive account of the last phase of Napoleon's life. Drawing on many previously overlooked journals and letters, Brian Unwin has pieced together a remarkably vivid account of Napoleon's final years which also offers fresh insights into the character of this giant of European history. Through his initial flight from the battlefield and his journey into exile on St Helena, Napoleon refused to accept that he would not be allowed to return to somewhere in Europe or even America. He railed against every aspect of his imprisonment and conspired to make life as difficult as possible for his unfortunate jailer, Hudson Lowe, whose impossible situation is sympathetically described here. Confined with him in the damp and confined Longwood House, life was also uncomfortable for those loyal companions who chose to journey with him into exile. Unsurprisingly for such a man of action, Napoleon bitterly resented being under constant supervision when he ventured outside his house and suffered acutely from boredom as much as from his physical ailments. Contrary to the strict wishes of the English he refused to accept any diminution in his status: 'Je ne suis pas le Général Bonaparte, je suis L'Empereur Napoléon.' But gradually Napoleon came to think less about escape and more about how he would be remembered by future generations, spending hour after hour dictating the story of his campaigns to Count Las Cases, the companion who had travelled with him chiefly to act as his amanuensis. Terrible Exile brilliantly evokes the claustrophobic atmosphere of life on St Helena, offering a colourful and original history of the period as well as a persuasive psychological portrait of a great man in reduced circumstances. It will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in Napoleonic history and is an important addition to our understanding of the subject.
Napoleon s Poisoned Chalice
Author | : Martin Howard |
Publsiher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2009-04-01 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780752486734 |
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In 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte arrived on the island of St. Helena to begin his imprisonment following Waterloo. By 1821 he was dead. During his brief stay, he crossed paths with six medical men, all of whom would be changed by the encounter, whether by court martial, the shame of misdiagnosis, or resulting celebrity. What would seem to be a straightforward post became entangled with politics, as Governor Hudson Lowe became paranoid as to the motivations of each doctor and brought their every move into question. In Napoleon's Poisoned Chalice, Martin Howard addresses the political pitfalls navigated with varying success by the men who were assigned to care for the most famous man in Europe. The hostility that sprang up between individuals thrown together in isolation, the impossible situations the doctors found themselves in and the fear of censure when Napoleon finally began to die.