What: A hunting sword and scabbard, said to belong to the emperor, presented to Major-General Sinclair by Queen Victoria.
Where: The Royal Armouries Collection, Armouries Dr, Leeds LS10 1LT
What: A shield said to belong to Emperor Tewodros and “collected” on the expedition by intelligence officer Captain Speedy.
Where: The British Museum, Great Russell St, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3DG
What: Two textile fragments “captured at the fall of Magdala”
Where: The National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Rd, Chelsea, London SW3 4HT
Theodore’s hair and letter in National Army Museum Database entry: Framed letter bearing the great seal of King Theodore and a lock of his hair taken after death, 1868 (c). This lock of hair was taken from the body of the Coptic Christian King of Abyssinia, Tewodros II (or Theodore) following his defeat and subsequent […]
What: An Ethiopian Orthodox cross – possibly taken from the top of a church – “obtained from an Abyssinian soldier at Magdala”
Where: The National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Rd, Chelsea, London SW3 4HT
What: A finial – brass openwork sheetmetal, in the shape of a Coptic Cross – taken from Magdala, possibly from the top of a church
Where: The National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Rd, Chelsea, London SW3 4HT