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Thundering Smoke
David Livingstone relives the historic moment when he became the first European to see the Victoria Falls.
by David Livingstone 1813-1873
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Padgett, MP
Lord Cromer, a former Consul-General of Egypt, expressed his frustration at politicians who set too much store by Foreign Office briefings.
by Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl Cromer 1841-1917
Winston Spencer Churchill
The Uganda Railway
When it opened in 1901, the Uganda Railway still wasn’t in Uganda, and Westminster’s MPs were still debating whether or not to build it.
by Winston Spencer Churchill 1874-1965
Mauled by a Lion
The villagers of Mabutso in Southern Africa begged Dr David Livingstone to rid them of a menacing pride of lions.
The Peacemaker
American historian David Montgomery credited King Edward VII with bringing peace to Europe, the Empire and the world.
by D. H. Montgomery 1837-1928
Africa’s Competitive Edge
Four years before the bloody American civil war, Dr David Livingstone proposed a peaceful way to rid the world of slavery.