The life story of Emperor Tewodros II of Abyssinia is indeed a tragedy, and few are better qualified to tell it than Philip Marsden, one of our finest travel writers, who first visited the region when ...

In Ethiopian history, the time between the mid 18th to 19th centuries is known as 'Zemene Mesafint' or Era of Princes. The main feature of time was absence of central authority that the country was ...

King Charles is facing fresh calls to return the remains of a 'stolen' Ethiopian prince who is buried at Windsor Castle. A favourite of Queen Victoria, Prince Alamayu had been brought to Britain after ...

Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

The year is 73 AD, and the location is South Israel. Atop the Masada fortress, the world witnessed an act of defiance culminating in a horrific tragedy. View from a Point Near King Tewodros' House ...

Semitic people from the Arabian peninsula establish kingdom of Axum. Coptic Christianity is introduced from Egypt. Muslim leader Ahmad Gran conquers much of Ethiopia. King Tewodros II is defeated by ...

The recent announcement that a British museum will return two stolen locks of hair from a 19th century Ethiopian king was hailed as an "exemplary gesture of goodwill" by the Ethiopian Embassy in ...

The recent announcement that a British museum will return two stolen locks of hair from a 19th century Ethiopian king was hailed as an “exemplary gesture of goodwill” by the Ethiopian Embassy in ...

Research Associate and the author of Understanding Religion and Social Change in Ethiopia (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012), and the editor of The Healing of Memories (Rowan & Littlefield, 2018). Follow him ...