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The Prince and the Plunder: How Britain took one small boy and hundreds of treasures from Ethiopia
The Prince and the Plunder: How Britain took one small boy and hundreds of treasures from Ethiopia
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The book tells the story of Alamayu, a six-year-old Ethiopian prince who was taken to England by British troops in 1868. It follows his journey from his fathers fortress on the roof of Africa to his new home in England, where he charmed Queen Victoria, chatted with Lord Tennyson, and travelled with his guardian Captain Speedy. The book also tracks the loot, Ethiopia's 'Elgin Marbles, and its current hiding places in bank vaults, museum store cupboards, and a boarded-up cavity in Westminster Abbey. It is a story of adventure, trauma, and tragedy, and a tale for our times as we re-examine Britains past and look for other figures to commemorate and celebrate in their place.
Format: Paperback / softback
Publication date: 16 January 2025
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
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 fathers 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 – Ethiopias ‘Elgin Marbles – and tracks it down to its current hiding places in bank vaults,museum store cupboards and a boarded-up cavity in Westminster Abbey.
A story of adventure,trauma and tragedy, The Prince and the Plunder is also a tale for our times,as we re-examine Britains past,pull down statues of imperial grandees and look for other figures to commemorate and celebrate in their place.
Weight: 372g
Dimension: 156 x 234 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781803996509
Edition number: New ed
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