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đ Explore the Story of Abyssinia
Episode 705 of The Rest Is History begins Queen Victoria's Revenge: The Mad Emperor of Abyssinia, taking us into the fascinating history of nineteenth-century Abyssinia, the Ethiopian Empire, and the encounters between African kingdoms and the expanding British Empire.If this episode sparked your curiosity about Ethiopia and the wider history of Africa, here are some ways to continue exploring the subject.
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