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''Extraordinary and thrilling ... This story should be known to every man, woman and child'' - Lemn Sissay

In 1868, British troops charged into the mountain empire of Ethiopia, stormed the citadel of its monarch Tewodros II and grabbed piles of his treasures and sacred manuscripts. They also took his son six-year-old Prince Alamayu and brought the boy back with them to the cold shores of England.

For the first time, Andrew Heavens tells the whole story of Alamayu, from his early days in his father's fortress on the roof of Africa to his new home across the seas, where he charmed Queen Victoria, chatted with Lord Tennyson and travelled with his towering red-headed guardian Captain Speedy. The orphan prince was celebrated but stereotyped and never allowed to go home.

The book also follows the loot Ethiopia's Elgin Marbles' and tracks it down to its current hiding places in bank vaults, museum store cupboards and a boarded-up cavit

The Prince and the Plunder

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      Publisher The History Press Ltd
      Published 1/16/2025
      ISBN-13 9781803996509
      978-1803996509
      ISBN-10 1803996501
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''Extraordinary and thrilling ... This story should be known to every man, woman and child'' - Lemn Sissay

      In 1868, British troops charged into the mountain empire of Ethiopia, stormed the citadel of its monarch Tewodros II and grabbed piles of his treasures and sacred manuscripts. They also took his son six-year-old Prince Alamayu and brought the boy back with them to the cold shores of England.

      For the first time, Andrew Heavens tells the whole story of Alamayu, from his early days in his father's fortress on the roof of Africa to his new home across the seas, where he charmed Queen Victoria, chatted with Lord Tennyson and travelled with his towering red-headed guardian Captain Speedy. The orphan prince was celebrated but stereotyped and never allowed to go home.

      The book also follows the loot Ethiopia's Elgin Marbles' and tracks it down to its current hiding places in bank vaults, museum store cupboards and a boarded-up cavit

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