The British Officer who Began an Unhinged Crusade over a Chair - Untangling Africa #8

In this episode of Untangling Africa, we tell a story of obsession and madness that led one man on a quest for the Golden Stool—the most covetted item in Ashanti.

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Chapters

0:00 Introduction
0:42 Ashanti
1:57 Colonisation
3:20 Governor Hodgson and the Quest for the Golden Stool
6:36 War
10:09 Casualties
11:11 Return of the King
12:16 Conclusion