Death of Abyssinian Emperor Theodore II, Tewodros II, committing suicide on Easter Monday, April 13 1868, as the British army stormed Magdalla, British Expedition to Abyssinia, 1867-1868, shooting himself with a pistol gifted to him by Queen Victoria

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Illustration by Emile Bayard (1837-1891) from Cassell's Century Edition History of England, pub circa 1901. Info from wiki: The emperor committed suicide on Easter Monday, April 13, 1868, as the British troops stormed the citadel of Magdala. He has been said to have used a pistol which he had used during fighting for unification during the era, though in reality he used a duelling pistol gifted to him by Queen Victoria and presented by Consul Cameron.[19][20] Tewodros II was buried by the British troops at Magdala's Medhane Alem (Savior of the World) Orthodox Church under the name of Theodore II.

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