Titled Explaining African Colonialism, it featured the hosts, Rudyard Lynch and Austin Padgett, speaking about the time when King Leopold II occupied the Congo. According to the official website ...

The king’s severed head is a nod to ... power symbol but also one of most chilling aspects of Leopold’s vicious plunder of the Congo. Belgian colonialists infamously cut off the hands of ...

After vigorous general discussion at table, King Leopold later in the ... are decided about “Hands off Belgium!”, undecided about “Hands off the Belgian Congo!” Contact us at letters@ ...

In another controversial moment, the prince defended Belgium's King Leopold II, who was blamed for 10million deaths in the Congo. He claimed in 2020 that Leopold could not have 'made people ...

The sudden appearance of the Belgian claims in the struggle to prevent ... in any way due to the fact that King Leopold, as reported, is acting In the interest of British bankers who desire ...

King Leopold III of Belgium returned to Brussels on July 22, 1950, after six years of exile. BELGA/AFP Remaining the king of the Belgians at all costs, even under Nazi domination, was the goal of ...

Tom and Dominic set out on their shocking journey into the history of the subjugation of the Congo Free State to the monstrous King Leopold of Belgium. Show more he story of King Leopold of ...

The modern history of the Congo, the heart of Africa, is a terrifying tale of appalling brutality: how the greedy and incredibly ruthless King Leopold II of Belgium (1935-1909) turned a vast ...

What a coincidence that February 26th is arriving at this time! It is the day, 140 years ago, when the colonial powers (today you would call them land grabbers) held the Congo Conference, also ...

Leopold III was crowned the King of Belgium in 1934. In September 1939, when World War II broke out, Britain and France asked Belgium to join them. But Leopold and his government refused stating ...