Barefoot Emperor
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A fascinating narrative excursion into a bizarre episode in 19th century Ethiopian and British imperial history, featuring a remote African despot and his monstrous European-built gun.Towards the end of 1867, Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia burnt his own capital, took his vast mortar – named ''Sevastopol'' – and began a retreat to the mountain stronghold of Mekdala. For months thousands of his fol...
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A fascinating narrative excursion into a bizarre episode in 19th century Ethiopian and British imperial history, featuring a remote African despot and his monstrous European-built gun.Towards the end of 1867, Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia burnt his own capital, took his vast mortar – named ''Sevastopol'' – and began a retreat to the mountain stronghold of Mekdala. For months thousands of his fol...
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