The Rudd Concession changed the face of Matebeleland … but was it really the scurrilous document it was made out to be … or was there another interloper, determined to get his share of the cake, regardless of what it might mean to King Lobengula? All fascinating - but disturbing - stuff.
#10 THE CHAMELEON AND THE FLY
#9 AKUNGITSHIYE! LEAVE ME ALONE
King Lobengula comes to grips with his new role at a time of unimaginable pressure as gold diggers, hunters and adventurers seek the land of Ophir driven by the best selling story of King Solomon's mines - then endorsed by a young German explorer's 'discovery' of the Great Zimbabwe citadel.
King Lobengula’s elephant seal, plus his X verified by a missionary as having been written in his presence was the only documentation the British Government would accept as being from the King.