The British Expedition to Abyssinia meets Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia Credit: ALAMY The African nation will need to persuade unit veterans and serving officers who oversee museums dedicated ...

It was cut from the head of Emperor Tewodros II, who killed himself rather than be taken prisoner by the British during their 1868 invasion of Ethiopia. His seven-year-old son Prince Alemayehu was ...

During the Battle of Magdala – fought in 1868 – British troops looted treasures and sacred manuscripts from northern Abyssinia – now Ethiopia. Emperor Tewodros II reigned as Emperor between ...

During this confrontation, British troops, led by General Robert Napier, defeated the forces of Emperor Tewodros II of Abyssinia (modern-day Ethiopia). Following the battle, British forces seized a ...

The shield was part of large trove of royal, religious, and military artifacts that were looted after British forces seized a compound of the Coptic Christian Emperor Tewodros II, in what was then ...