Barbados
The English lieutenant’s Frenchwoman: the tragic story of Adèle Hugo
Mark Bostridge’s obsession with Victor Hugo’s beautiful daughter almost rivals her own infatuation with Albert Pinson, the naval officer she pursued around the world
Will the end of monarchy in Barbados spark a chain reaction?
As of this week, the Queen is down to 15 thrones, after the royal standard was lowered in Barbados in…
China’s growing influence over the Commonwealth’s armies
On Monday in the city of Bridgetown, Prince Charles will be forced to witness the spectacle of Barbados officially becoming a…
Did I give Russ Abbot Covid?
For the past few weeks there’s been a 7 p.m. curfew in Barbados as part of what the government calls…
The swankier the hotel, the sulkier the tourists
Unusually, I didn’t leave the British Isles until I was 35, when I went to the Maldives for a fortnight.…
