Haiti's first and only king

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Fascinating historical conversations from the makers of BBC History magazine. Born to an enslaved mother in the British Caribbean in the tumultuous world of the late eighteenth century, Henri Christophe's remarkable life saw him become first revolutionary, then traitor, and finally monarch, as he rose to prominence following his key role in the Haitian Revolution, which saw enslaved Africans rise up against French colonial rule. Marlene Al Doubt's Cundal Prize nominated book, The First and Last King of Haiti, explores this extraordinary story, as well as Christoph's tragic final days. I caught up with her to find out more. Marlene, your book, The First and Last King of Haiti, tells the remarkable story of the rise and the fall and the afterlife of an extraordinary figure. Before we delve into some of that story,

Could you give listeners a really brief snapshot of who we're talking about here to set the scene for people who might be coming to this completely fresh? Absolutely. So Angli Klistov, true to the title of the book, was the first and last king of Haiti, but Actually, if you fold back and look at his early life, there's really very little that would suggest that he would ascend to this position. He was actually born on the British Island of Grenada in the Caribbean, which was colonized by Great Britain at the time. And from there, he found himself fighting in the American Revolutionary War at the Battle of Savannah. So in Georgia on the North American continent. And

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