Tag Archives: Lord Knutsford

The betrayal of Lobengula

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Jenny

This is the sixth installment in a series about Rhodesia. Lobengula had investigated the white concessionaires and the missionaries, and determined that the Rudd concession was a fraud. Its sole purpose was to deceive him into giving away his country. … Continue reading →

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Repercussions of the Rudd concession

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Jenny

This is the fourth installment of a series about Rhodesia. When Lobengula first put his mark to the Rudd document, he must have felt satisfied. He’d finally solved his problem of dealing with the swarms of white petitioners who came … Continue reading →

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