Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

King Téwodros (Theodore) II of Abyssinia NPG x127029

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Neurdein

Tewodros II (or 'Theodore') was a Coptic Christian ruler of Abyssinia from 1855. Like many rulers, he won power through defeating his rivals through war, but he continued to face internal revolt and external threats throughout his reign. In 1962, threatened by repeated encroachment from the Red Sea by Muslim Turks and Egyptians he wrote letters to powerful world leaders, including Queen Victoria, asking for military assistance and appealing for 'Christian solidarity' in the face of 'Islamic expansion'. The letter was ignored because the British... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.