CENTERBROOK, Conn., Oct. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Royal Ethiopian Trust (RET) announced today that it has successfully negotiated the repatriation of a 19th century ornamented shield seized by ...

Haile Selassie’s grandson has bought an Ethiopian shield at an auction to return the artefact to its homeland. The object, made of silver and animal hide, was stolen by British forces at the ...

Ethiopian prince’s hair, artefacts returned 155 years after British plunder. Seven-year-old Prince Alemayehu was taken to England after battle of Magdala, and he died there in 1879 at the age of 18.

Ethopia will be demanding the return of artifacts taken by British forces in 1868 and now owned by King Charles in the Royal Collection, according to a new report.

Following the Battle of Magdala, orphaned Prince Alemayehu was taken by British soldiers to Britian. Taken under the wing of British nobility, Alemayehu was entirely severed from his life in Ethiopia.

The inscription marks the date of the Battle of Magdala, when British troops defeated Ethiopia’s emperor, Tewodros II, and seized thousands of cultural artifacts.

In 1868, his father, Emperor Tewodros II, was engaged in a war with British forces, and took his own life during the Battle of Magdala rather than surrendering, making him a national hero to many.

(RET) announced today that it has successfully negotiated the repatriation of a 19th century ornamented shield seized by British troops following the Battle of Magdala. The RET is a non-profit ...

Dejatch Alamayou, King Theodores Son, July 1868, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 29.2 x 23.3 cm (11 1/2 x 9 3/16 in.), Photographs, Julia Margaret Cameron (British (born India), ...

The Battle of Magdala, fought in 1868, was a significant event in Ethiopian and British history. Following the capture of Magdala, the mountain fortress of Emperor Tewodros II, ...