Leaf Arbuthnot

This sceptred isle: the fantasy realm of Redonda

When an Irish shipbuilder’s son was crowned king of a Caribbean rock in 1880, few would have guessed how long this eccentric monarchy would last

The remote island of Redonda in the Caribbean. [Alamy]
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  • Try Not to Be Strange: The Curious History of the Kingdom of Redonda

    Michael Hingston

    Biblioasis, pp. 302, £13

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