Saint Helena

Ce n'est pas à cause de vous, dit Fields. Il est sincèrement convaincu que rien ne peut lui arriver. Sa marotte, c'est de se croire entouré de sympathie. Pas seulement en Afrique : dans le monde entier. Ça ne m'étonnerait pas s'il croyait que les ouvriers russes prient pour lui dans leurs usines... C'est ça, sa folie. Si vous voulez mon avis, il s'

King Francis I was six feet tall, had broad shoulders, and displayed the charisma and courage that appealed to Leonardo. He loved leading his troops into battle. With his standard flying high, he would ride directly to the front lines. He was also, unlike Borgia and some of Leonardo’s previous patrons, a civilized and decent man. When Francis captu

Conner loaned Eisenhower three works of historical fiction—The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (of Sherlock Holmes fame), The Long Roll by Mary Johnston (granddaughter of Confederate General Joseph Johnston), and The Crisis by American author Winston Churchill (no relation to the more famous Briton of the same name.)

Now ‘Citizen Tippoo’ was discovered by British interceptions to be in communication with Napoleon Bonaparte, whom he formally invited to visit India to liberate the country and expel the British. He had even sent ambassadors to Paris along with a draft treaty in which he proposed an alliance to drive the British out of India.73