Ian Thomson

Henri Christophe, King of Haiti, was not such a ridiculous figure

He certainly had delusions of grandeur, but his ambition to educate a people newly emerged from slavery showed a true visionary spirit

Portrait of Henry Christophe, King of Haiti, by Richard Evans, 1816. [Bridgeman Images]
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  • Black Crown: Henry Christophe, the Haitian Revolution and the Caribbean’s Forgotten Kingdom

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