The Emperor's Shadow: Bonaparte, Betsy and the Balcombes of St Helena

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The Emperors Shadow: Bonaparte Betsy and the Balcombes of St Helena

The Emperors Shadow: Bonaparte Betsy and the Balcombes of St Helena

The Emperors Shadow: Bonaparte Betsy and the Balcombes of St Helena

By: Anne Whitehead

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May, 05 2016

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Anne Whitehead brings to life Napoleon's time on St Helena and the web of connections around the globe which framed his last years. Betsy's father, William Balcombe, was well-connected in London, and he smuggled letters and undertook a clandestine mission to Paris for Napoleon. Betsy's friendship with Napoleon cast a shadow over the rest of her colourful life. She married a Regency cad, who soon left her and their daughter, and she travelled to Australia in 1823 with her father, who was appointed the first Colonial Treasurer of New South Wales. After her father was exposed for fraud and the family lost their fortune, she returned to London and published a memoir which turned her into a celebrity.