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Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh on visit to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. February 1 1965 Video Archive : British Pathé The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh came here to a leonine welcome at the start of a week’s state visit to Ethiopia. Waiting for her at the airport was the Emperor of Ethiopia in field-marshal’s uniform and a lion’s mane helmet. As she drove the two miles to the Jubilee Palace she passed two huge gilded aluminium lions erected in her honour. Halfway on the journey they change

"The Black Jewish Queen Who Conquered an Empire" In 960 AD, Queen Judith—a Black Jewish warrior from Ethiopia's Beta Israel community—conquered the Christian Kingdom of Axum, made Judaism the state religion, and ruled for 40 years. History tried to erase her. Here's her story. 🔥 #QueenJudith, #Gudit, #BetaIsrael, #BlackJewishHistory, #Ethiopia, #AfricanQueens, #HiddenHistory, #10thCentury, #JewishHistory, #WarriorQueen, #Axum, #UntoldStories, #BlackHistory, #WomenInHistory, #AncientAfrica, #For