British Expedition to Abyssinia British Expedition to Abyssinia The British Expedition to Abyssinia was a rescue mission and punitive expedition carried out in 1868 by the armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, then often referred to by the anglicized name Theodore, imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government in an attempt to get the attention of the British government, which had decided against his requests for military assistance. The punitive expedition launched by the British in response required the transportation of a sizable military force hundreds of miles across mountainous terrain lacking
What Have We Become? What Have We Become? What Have We Become? is a studio album released by the former The Beautiful South collaborators Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott, which was released on 19 May 2014 through Virgin EMI Records. It has charted at number three in the UK Albums Chart, just behind Michael Jackson's posthumous album "Xscape" and Coldplay's "Ghost Stories" at number one. The album was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry on 30 October 2015 for sales over 100,000 copies. The album's first single, "D.I.Y", reached number 75 on the UK Singles Chart, and was added to BBC Radio 2's