JOE TRUM HIDDEN TRAVEL GEMS: NAPOLEON'S TOMB ON THE ISLAND OF ST. HELENA
St. Helena island is a part of the British Overseas Territory. St. Helena - and Ascension and Tristan da Cunha islands make up a three island outpost in the Atlantic.
St. Helena is a volcanic island. It's famous as the place of Napoleon Bonaparte's exile and death, as commemorated by a currently empty tomb.
The island population is 4,534 and the capital is Jamestown.
The island of Saint Helena, a top destination for Napoleon buffs
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It's an island so remote that it takes a five-day boat ride from South Africa's Cape Town just to get there. But the voyage to Saint Helena is definitely worth it. This largely unspoilt British territory is home to barely 4,000 people. While some have never lived anywhere else, others come here to work for just a year or two. Once home to Napoleon Bonaparte, Saint Helena is also a favourite destination for tourists wishing to discover history. FRANCE 24 takes you to check it out.
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St Helena - South Atlantic Media Services - St Helena's News - Week 4 - (08/05/15)
This week on Saint Helena Local TV broadcast:
A commemoration of napoleon’s death on St Helena took place at napoleon’s tomb on Saturday.
With the opening of the airport only nine months away SAMS investigated the input that has taken place by the saints and saint owned companies. Amd’s engineering contractors, owned by St Helenian Adrian Duncan, have been subcontracted by basil read for nearly two years.
The St Helena dive club has decided amongst its members that two scuba diving scholarships should be offered to the youth of St Helena.
The blue lantern hotel restaurant threw open its doors to the public for bookings on Saturday the 2nd of May after a grand opening event hosted by owners Reg and Keith yon on the evening before.
And the St Helena golf club held a fund raising Texas scramble last weekend.
Saint Helena is a tropical island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean, 4000 km east of Rio de Janeiro. It is part of the British Overseas Territory of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, which also includes Ascension Island and the islands of Tristan da Cunha. Saint Helena measures about 16 by 8 kilometres (10 by 5 mi) and has a population of 4,255 (2008 census). It was named after Saint Helena of Constantinople.
The island was uninhabited when discovered by the Portuguese in 1502. One of the most remote islands in the world, it was for centuries an important stopover for ships sailing to Europe from Asia and South Africa. Napoleon was imprisoned there in exile by the British, as were Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo (for leading a Zulu army against British rule) and more than 5,000 Boers taken prisoner during the Second Boer War.
Between 1791 and 1833, Saint Helena became the site of a series of experiments in conservation, reforestation, and attempts to boost rainfall artificially. This environmental intervention was closely linked to the conceptualization of the processes of environmental change and helped establish the roots of environmentalism.
Saint Helena is Britain's second oldest remaining British Overseas Territory, after Bermuda.
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This week on Saint Helena Local TV broadcast:
Ascension Island Flights Announced
VIP French Visitors for Bicentenary
Fine Art at the Museum
Cancer Awareness events bring the community together
And an update on the football for this week
South Atlantic Media Services (SAMS) have started the production of weekly news round-up of events happening on the remote Island of St Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. The Island whose population is around 4000 people has a long and varied history, however life did not stop when Napoleon died. See for yourself.
South Atlantic Media Services or SAMS for short is one of the Islands main suppliers of News and already produces two local radio stations and a weekly Newspaper. All available on their website.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.
news@sams.sh
Saint Helena is a tropical island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean, 4000 km east of Rio de Janeiro. It is part of the British Overseas Territory of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, which also includes Ascension Island and the islands of Tristan da Cunha. Saint Helena measures about 16 by 8 kilometres (10 by 5 mi) and has a population of 4,255 (2008 census). It was named after Saint Helena of Constantinople.
The island was uninhabited when discovered by the Portuguese in 1502. One of the most remote islands in the world, it was for centuries an important stopover for ships sailing to Europe from Asia and South Africa. Napoleon was imprisoned there in exile by the British, as were Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo (for leading a Zulu army against British rule) and more than 5,000 Boers taken prisoner during the Second Boer War.
Between 1791 and 1833, Saint Helena became the site of a series of experiments in conservation, reforestation, and attempts to boost rainfall artificially. This environmental intervention was closely linked to the conceptualization of the processes of environmental change and helped establish the roots of environmentalism.
Saint Helena is Britain's second oldest remaining British Overseas Territory, after Bermuda.
ISLAND OF SAINT HELENA 1962
Charles Frater, Bob Johnston and Esdon Frost went to Saint Helena to make a film in 1962 when they heard that the regular Union Castle sailings were going to be curtailed. There was, at the time, no formal film and the result was a snapshot of the island in January 1962 when the Friendly Benefit Societies still functioned and had their annual marches, the flax industry was still going and the people fiercely loyal. The main sources of income was work in the flax mills, government subsidy and the savings sent to families by their relatives who had emigrated. Life was hard, but there was a vivid and lively spirit amongst the islanders who bore their hardships with humour and great strength. The film shows a tremendous amount about life in the island at that time.
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St. Helena island, part of the British Overseas Territory also encompassing Ascension and Tristan da Cunha islands, is a remote volcanic outpost in the South Atlantic Ocean. It's famous as the place of Napoleon Bonaparte's exile and death, as commemorated by a now-empty tomb. Climbing destinations include the 699 steps of Jacob's Ladder and Diana's Peak, sheltering endemic plant and animal life.
When to visit:
Travellers often visit Jan–Mar, the warmest part of the year. The rest of the year is also generally warm, although nights can be cool Jun–Aug, especially inland. Rainy season is Apr–May and Jul–Sep. There are civic and patriotic celebrations on St. Helena Day (May 21), which commemorate the founding of the island community in 1502.
Things to do:
1. Longwood House is a mansion in St. Helena and the final residence of Napoleon Bonaparte, during his exile on the island of Saint Helena, from 10 December 1815 until his death on 5 May 1821. It lies on a windswept plain some 6 km from Jamestown.
2. Saint Helena is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa. St Helena has a land area of 122 square kilometres and is part of the territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha which includes Ascension Island and the island group of Tristan da Cunha.
3. Jacob's Ladder is a Grade I-listed staircase leading from Jamestown, Saint Helena, up the side of Ladder Hill to Ladder Hill Fort. The ladder is all that remains of an cable railway which was built there in the early 1800s.
4. Diana's Peak is the highest point, at 818 metres, on the island of Saint Helena, a British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is of volcanic origin. Mountain and its surroundings with a total area of 81 ha were proclaimed a national park in March 1996, the first on the island.
5. Plantation House is the official residence of the Governor of Saint Helena. It is located 3.6 km to the south of the capital, Jamestown, on the island of Saint Helena.
6. The Museum of Saint Helena is a museum on the island of Saint Helena, a British Overseas Territory in the south Atlantic Ocean. The museum is managed by the Saint Helena Heritage Society.
7. Jacobs Ladder - 699 Step Climb
8. Heart Shaped Waterfall
9. High Knoll Fort is a redoubt-style fort of the English East India Company on Saint Helena, an island and British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. High Knoll is 584 metres above sea level and is approximately one mile south of historic Lower Jamestown.
10. Boer Cemetery
11. Sandy Bay is one of eight districts of the island of Saint Helena, part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic Ocean. Located on the island's southeastern coast, it is sparsely populated and is a popular recreation site.
12. Longwood House (St Helena Island)
13. Sandy Bay Beach Fort
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Territorial anthem of Saint Helena My Saint Helena Island
Territorial anthem of Saint Helena My Saint Helena Island
Lyrics and music: Dave Mitchell
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1: My heart is drifting southward / To my home down in the sea / It’s the isle of St. Helena / Where my loved ones wait for me / Long since I left it / But I’ll soon be going home / To my St. Helena island / And swear I’ll never roam
2: Diamonds they are pretty / So is your fancy cars / But St. Helena island / Is prettier by far / All the wonders of this world / I’m told they number seven / But St. Helena Island / Is the nearest one to heaven
3: Diamonds they are pretty / So is your fancy cars / But St. Helena island / Is prettier by far / Someday if the Lord above / Comes out of heaven’s gate / I’m sure He’ll pick St. Helena / And use it as His place
Restoring Napoleon's home in exile
(6 Apr 2012) AP Television
Saint Helena island - 26 February, 2012
1. Tilt up painting of Napoleon
Saint Helena island - 23 February, 2012
2. Wide pan left of St Helena Island
Saint Helena island - 26 February, 2012
3. Wide of Longwood House
4. Wide of museum curator walking towards Longwood House
5. SOUNDBITE: (French) Michel Dancoisne-Martineau, curator, Longwood House
There is metal in the floor, metal in the wall, so all of this needs to be restored. We will restore the flooring, the walls and roof.
6. Tracking shot Dancoisne-Martineau walks through Longwood House
7. Wide of the dining room of Longwood House
8. Close of painting of Napoleon reading to a member of his entourage
9. Close tilt up a statue of Napoleon Bonaparte
10. Close of painting of Napoleon and his entourage at the dining room table
11. Close detail of Napoleon at the dining room table
Saint Helena island - 25 February, 2012
12. Close tilt down from Georgie Thomas to a dehumidifier
13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Georgie Thomas, maintenance worker:
It actually absorbs all the dampness that's in the air here, and it collects it inside this little tray here.
14. Close of water that has collected in the dehumidifier
UPSOUND: (English) Georgie Thomas, maintenance worker:
But in the very dry periods we don't have to use those, you know.
15. Close of a painting of Napoleon reading
16. Wide pan left of Georgie Thomas carrying a bucket
17. Various of Georgie Thomas inspecting termites
18. Close of termites
19. SOUNDBITE: (English) Georgie Thomas, maintenance worker:
This has probably been on the ground, for like, two weeks, and you can see actually how much damage it does. They're very destructive.
20. Mid of Georgie Thomas carrying termite chemicals
UPSOUND: (English) Georgie Thomas, Maintenance worker:
Now you see this is what we use for control of these termites.
21. Close of chemicals being injected into the floor
UPSOUND: (English) Georgie Thomas, Maintenance worker:
So as you can see we've got these small holes drilled and this is how we apply it. A little drop in each one.
Saint Helena island - 26 February, 2012
22. Pan of Dancoisne-Martineau walking outside Longwood House
23. Focus pull between flowers and French Flag
24. Pull to billiards room at Longwood House
25. Close of painting of Napoleon
26. SOUNDBITE: (French) Michel Dancoisne-Martineau, curator, Longwood House
In fact it's a man who held onto his past, which included his title of Emperor of the French. On the other hand the British recognised him as General Bonaparte only. There was no compromise on either side of this, so this house was the only way for Napoleon to escape this conflict of interests.
27. Mid of the peepholes in the shutters
28. Close looking through the peepholes
29. Wide of the death room at Longwood House
30. Close of Napoleon's death mask
31. SOUNDBITE: (French) Michel Dancoisne-Martineau, curator, Longwood House
We're about to restore the carpet, according to samples of the original carpet, the cornice, and the wallpaper.
32. Tilt up of painting of Napoleon
33. Close of portrait of Napoleon
34. Mid of Dancoisne-Martineau sorting through some Napoleonic papers
35. SOUNDBITE: (French) Michel Dancoisne-Martineau, curator of Longwood House
No two visitors come to Saint Helena for the same reason. They all come with a pre-conceived idea about what they want to find.
36. Mid of visitor Phillipe Bernardini looking at paintings
37. SOUNDBITE: (French) Phillipe Bernardini, visitor:
Saint Helena is proof of English dishonour. They didn't keep their word. They left Napoleon to die in the middle of the Atlantic on a volcano without anything.
38. Close of visitor Simon Green pan right to Longwood House
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Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha4 is a British Overseas Territory located in the South Atlantic and consisting of the island of Saint Helena, Ascension Island and the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha
Its name was Saint Helena and Dependencies until 1 September 2009, when a new constitution came into force giving the three islands equal status within the territory5 Despite this change, the whole territory is still commonly referred to as simply Saint Helena after its main island Similarly, the demonym Saint Helenians or Saints and the derived name for the local nationality is commonly understood to include Ascension Islanders and Tristanians, as well6
Contents
1 Administrative divisions
2 History
21 Portuguese discovery
22 English and British colonisation
23 World War II and subsequent military presence
3 Geography
31 Territorial waters
4 Constitution
41 European Union
5 Religion
6 Currency
7 Communications
71 Telecommunications
72 Mail
8 Transport
81 Maritime transport
82 Airports
83 Vehicular traffic
9 Maps
10 See also
11 References
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St Helena: Where What Where?
An exploration around St Helena with the help of my trusty map. Places to go, things to see on St Helena island. It may be isolated but it is magnificent
St Helena - South Atlantic Media Services - St Helena's News - Week 5 - (15/05/15)
St Helena Island News - Week 5
This week on Saint Helena Local TV broadcast:
Could the Island be running out of water? We talk to Connect St Helena to find out.
St Helena like many other countries in the word celebrate nurses day.
European victory celebrated for the 70th anniversary of VE Day.
Local talent cover your favorite Beatles and ABBA songs
And Island shooters practice for upcoming Island games.
Saint Helena is a tropical island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean, 4000 km east of Rio de Janeiro. It is part of the British Overseas Territory of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, which also includes Ascension Island and the islands of Tristan da Cunha. Saint Helena measures about 16 by 8 kilometers (10 by 5 mi) and has a population of 4,255 (2008 census). It was named after Saint Helena of Constantinople.
The island was uninhabited when discovered by the Portuguese in 1502. One of the most remote islands in the world, it was for centuries an important stopover for ships sailing to Europe from Asia and South Africa. Napoleon was imprisoned there in exile by the British, as were Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo (for leading a Zulu army against British rule) and more than 5,000 Boers taken prisoner during the Second Boer War.
Between 1791 and 1833, Saint Helena became the site of a series of experiments in conservation, reforestation, and attempts to boost rainfall artificially. This environmental intervention was closely linked to the conceptualization of the processes of environmental change and helped establish the roots of environmentalism.
Saint Helena is Britain's second oldest remaining British Overseas Territory, after Bermuda.
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Chapter XIX Part 1 - St Helena to Ascension
In the isle of Napoleon's exile -- Two lectures -- A guest in the ghost-room at Plantation House -- An excursion to historic Longwood -- Coffee in the husk, and a goat to shell it -- The Spray's ill luck with animals -- A prejudice against small dogs -- A rat, the Boston spider, and the cannibal cricket.
Eating St Helena Island Mangoes - Juicy and delicious straight from the tree.
Mangoes, mangoes, mangoes.....we love them!!!
Arrrr, the juicy, sweet, golden deliciousness that is mangoes. Learn more about St Helena mangoes in this video, and why they are soooooo gooooodddd!!!
Isles of Saint Helena
Liz Hanley, singer and fiddler, joins Andy Lamy's Hudson Shannon-Line band in a performance of the hauntingly beautiful Irish ballad Isles of Saint Helena. The performance was recorded in December 2017 at the St. James's Gate Publick House in Maplewood, New Jersey for a State of the Arts feature about Andy Lamy. Only a brief excerpt of the song was used in the feature. The performance was so beautiful and moving, we just had to post it in its entirety.
The video was produced and directed for PCK Media and State of the Arts by Eric Schultz. Joe Conlon was the Director of Photography and Kirk Sohr ran second camera.
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St. Helena island, part of the British Overseas Territory also encompassing Ascension and Tristan da Cunha islands, is a remote volcanic outpost in the South Atlantic Ocean. It's famous as the place of Napoleon Bonaparte's exile and death, as commemorated by a now-empty tomb. Climbing destinations include the 699 steps of Jacob's Ladder and Diana's Peak, sheltering endemic plant and animal life.
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[Wikipedia] Politics of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
The politics of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha operate under the jurisdiction of the government of the United Kingdom. The three parts of the territory—Saint Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha—effectively form an asymmetric federacy and collectively constitute one of United Kingdom's fourteen overseas territories.
Saint St Helena Digital CD Postcard
A virtual tour of St Helena Visit the Island of St Helena all on one CD see Great Places of interest napoleon's house Jamestown and aerial views We now have more photos and infomation and Photo Albums of Ascension Island and the Falkland Islands St Helena Island in the south Atlantic Ocean we also are begining to advertise on our web site we now have St Helena rent a car and other services visit to see more updated photos of st helena ascension island and the falkland islands
St Helena Newsbite 160318
In this week's Newsbite show - presented by Hannah Durnford, which first aired on the 18 March 2016 - we talk to vet Joe Hollins about animal diseases currently affecting the island, island charity SHAPE hosts Commonwealth Day, we catch up with Green Wagon Enterprises and talk about their success growing vegetables under poly tunnels, we hear about NASA's involvement with the island's weather stations and a round up of the last week's sporting action.
RNP 20 approach to St Helena in P3D 10 24 2016 12 03 33 01
Flying the GPS based approach to runway 20 at Jamestown Airport, St Helena in the South Atlantic. Video is from take-off, the actual approach starts at around 6 minutes in.