SAINT HELENA Definition & Meaning

Saint Helena

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a volcanic island in the SE Atlantic, forming a UK Overseas Territory with its dependencies Tristan da Cunha and Ascension, and the uninhabited Gough, Inaccessible, and Nightingale Islands: discovered by the Portuguese in 1502 and annexed by England in 1651; scene of Napoleon's exile and death. Capital: Jamestown. Pop: 4255 (2013 est). Area: 122 sq km (47 sq miles)

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Does the civilized world need to send the uniquely charismatic and dangerous Donald Trump to his own Elba or Saint Helena?

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While Napoleon was in exile on Saint Helena, an island in the South Atlantic thousands of miles from Europe, the world still heard from him, even without social media.

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At the end, in exile on Saint Helena, Napoleon’s death scene plays out almost comically.

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But in 1882, he was brought as a gift to Sir William Grey-Wilson, who lived in Saint Helena.

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In 1890, Sir Grey-Wilson became the governor of Saint Helena.

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