Black Crown: Henry Christophe, the Haitian Revolution and the Caribbean's Forgotten Kingdom

The first comprehensive English-language biography of Henry Christophe in decades, drawing on archival research in Haiti, the UK, France, and the U.S. The book covers Christophe from his enslaved origins in Grenada through his hotel years in Cap-Français, his revolutionary military career, and his construction of the Kingdom of Haiti (1807-1820) including Sans Souci palace and the Citadelle Laferrière. Particularly strong on new research about Marie-Louise Christophe and the royal family, and on first-person accounts from visitors and contemporaries.