I’m reading a book called “1821 – The Founding of Modern Greece”.

I read a story today about the first Lord High Commissioner to be appointed to Corfu, Sir Thomas Maitland. It was during his time as High Commissioner that the town of Parga, on the mainland opposite Corfu, was sold by the British to Ali Pasha, the tyrant of Ioannina. The entire population of Parga was uprooted and the people fled with what possessions they could carry, among them the bones of their ancestors. The money collected from that transaction never reached the population of Parga, but was embezzled by Maitland and his fellow officers.

Yet, there is still a monument to Maitland in the old town of Corfu.