What: A ring taken off a dead Ethiopian soldier’s finger after the Battle of Aroge, April 10 1868
Where: King’s Own Royal Regiment Museum, Market Square, Lancaster, LA1 1HT
The museum entry reads: Ring taken from a dead Abyssinian soldier by Lieutenant Borrett.
Accession Number: KO0467/04
What: A European glass with basket
Where: King’s Own Royal Regiment Museum, Market Square, Lancaster, LA1 1HT
The museum entry has a picture and reads: “18th Century European glass tumbler, with storage basket”
Accession Number: KO0229/14
What: Part of handkerchief taken from the Emperor’s body and stained with his blood
Where: King’s Own Royal Regiment Museum, Market Square, Lancaster, LA1 1HT
The museum entry reads: “Part of handkerchief taken from the body of King Theodore after he killed himself – stained with his blood.”
Accession Number: KO0229/15″
What: A silver necklace with cylinders and conical pendants
Where: King’s Own Royal Regiment Museum, Market Square, Lancaster, LA1 1HT
The museum entry has a picture and reads: “Silver ornamental necklace”
Accession Number: KO0229/07
What: Two pieces of cloth from the emperor’s tent
Where: King’s Own Royal Regiment Museum, Market Square, Lancaster, LA1 1HT
The museum entry reads: “Two pieces of cloth from the tent of King Theodore”
Accession Number: KO0327/02A-02B
What: Manacle removed from a captive missionary
Where: King’s Own Royal Regiment Museum, Market Square, Lancaster, LA1 1HT
The museum entry reads: “Iron manacle removed from an English missionary held captive in Magdala by Major E W Bray in 1868.”
Accession Number: KO0327/03