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  1. en.wikipedia.org

    Saint Helena has a known history of over 500 years since its recorded discovery by the Portuguese in 1502. Claiming to be Britain's second oldest colony, after Bermuda, this is one of the most remote settlements in the world and was for several centuries of vital strategic importance to ships sailing to Europe from Asia and South Africa.Since the early 19th century, the British occasionally ...
  2. en.wikipedia.org

    Category: History of Saint Helena by period. 1 language. ... Years in Saint Helena (2 C) This page was last edited on 8 September 2018, at 07:54 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply. By ...
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      An analysis has been published of the Portuguese ships arriving at Saint Helena in the period 1502-1613. [30] Exploitation of the island ... Saint Helena Island Info is an online resource featuring the history of St. Helena from its discovery to the present day, plus photographs and information about life on St. Helena today. [164]

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  4. sainthelenaisland.info

    Early History. You can read a more detailed account of this period on our page The Early Years.. The Portuguese tried to keep the discovery of St Helena a secret, but they failed.They found the island to have an abundance of trees and fresh water and deposited livestock (pigs, dogs, goats, cats and - inevitably - rats), fruit trees, and vegetables for the use of passing ships, thereby ...
  5. britannica.com

    Saint Helena - British Colony, Napoleon Exile, Atlantic Island: The island was discovered in May 1502 by João da Nova, a Spanish navigator in the service of Portugal. The exact date of the discovery traditionally has been given as May 21, which in the Eastern Orthodox Church is the feast day of St. Helena, Roman empress and mother of the emperor Constantine. Other evidence suggests, however ...
    Author:The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  6. en.wikipedia.org

    An analysis has been published of the Portuguese ships arriving at Saint Helena in the period 1502-1613. [30] Exploitation of the island ... Saint Helena Island Info is an online resource featuring the history of St. Helena from its discovery to the present day, plus photographs and information about life on St. Helena today. [164]
  7. sthelenatourism.com

    The history of St Helena is fascinating and touches many aspects of world history. Discovered by the Portuguese in 1502, it became a Dutch then a British possession (initially under the East India Company then the Crown). ... During this period the island was strongly garrisoned by regular British regimental troops, local St Helena regiment ...
  8. acearchive.org

    Saint Helena, discovered in 1502 by the Portuguese, has a known history of over 500 years. It has been a British colony for several centuries and was used as a place of exile for Napoleon Bonaparte, Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo, and over 5,000 Boer prisoners. The island was of vital strategic importance to ships sailing to Europe from Asia and South Africa.
  9. wikiwand.com

    Saint Helena has a known history of over 500 years since its recorded discovery by the Portuguese in 1502. Claiming to be Britain's second oldest colony, after Bermuda, this is one of the most remote settlements in the world and was for several centuries of vital strategic importance to ships sailing to Europe from Asia and South Africa. Since the early 19th century, the British occasionally ...
  10. steleanorparish.org

    The names "Saint Eleanor" and "Saint Eleanora" are usually synonymous for Saint Helen. Saint Helena (Latin: Flavia Iulia Helena Augusta), also known as Saint Helen, Helena Augusta or Helena of Constantinople (c. 250 - c. 330 C.E.), was the consort of Emperor Constantius Chlorus, and the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great, with whom she ...
  11. kids.kiddle.co

    Saint Helena has a known history of over 500 years since its recorded discovery by the Portuguese in 1502. Claiming to be Britain's second oldest colony, after Bermuda, this is one of the most remote settlements in the world and was for several centuries of vital strategic importance to ships sailing to Europe from Asia and South Africa.Since the early 19th century, the British occasionally ...
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    Saint Helena has a known history of over 500 years since its recorded discovery by the Portuguese in 1502. Claiming to be Britain's second oldest colony, after Bermuda, this is one of the most remote settlements in the world and was for several centuries of vital strategic importance to ships sailing to Europe from Asia and South Africa. Since the early 19th century, the British occasionally used the island as a place of exile, most notably for Napoleon Bonaparte, Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo and over 5,000 Boer prisoners. Wikipedia

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