Counting on dishonour among thieves during early British rule
Quite recently, I wrote about the exercise of the sovereign prerogative of mercy in Malta during early British rule, limiting myself to cases in which the gover
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Quite recently, I wrote about the exercise of the sovereign prerogative of mercy in Malta during early British rule, limiting myself to cases in which the gover
On May 5, 1821, 200 years ago this week, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, born in 1769 on the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean, expired, at the age of 51, on the island of St Helena in the South Atlantic. Considered by many as an islander – born and died on islands – he was also exiled on the Italian island of Elba in 1814, from where he made his surprise heroic comeback for 100 days in 1815, until finally he faced allied enemies for the last time at Waterloo. In June 1798, then a promising 29-year-old French general, Bonaparte dropped anchor in Malta for six days on his way to ...