While Haiti was isolated from the world, fictionalized accounts of its only monarch, Henry Christophe, were often written and ...

As we continue to mark Black History Month, we're shining a light on Haiti's first and only king. From enslaved child to revolutionary war hero, Henry Christophe's life was anything but ordinary.

Marlene Daut, a historian and expert on the Haitian Revolution, is the author of “The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe.” ...