Framed around Queen Victoria's decision on England's political stance towards the Zulu Nation, this mini-series details King Shaka's rise and fall with mythic detail. Prophecy is mixed with recorded fact regarding Shaka's birth, exile, innovations in warfare, assumption of the throne, building of the Zulu Empire, first contact with Europe and the events that lead to his downfall.
Edward Fox | Lt. Francis Farewell | |
Robert Powell | Dr. Henry Fynn | |
Trevor Howard | Lord Charles Somerset | |
Fiona Fullerton | Elizabeth Farewell | |
Christopher Lee | Lord Bathurst | |
Henry Cele | Shaka |
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