705. Queen Victoria’s Revenge: The Mad Emperor of Abyssinia (Part 1)
The episode explores the largely forgotten but dramatic Abyssinian Expedition of 1868, in which Britain launched a massive military campaign to rescue European hostages held by Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, a once-promising ruler who descended into paranoia and tyranny. The story is a
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