While many people have heard of the battle at Rorkes Drift, (featured in the film Zulu) and the one at Isandlwana that preceded it, few outside of South Africa know of an earlier and equally bloody conflict.
Under a tyrannical king, the Zulu nation defended its territory with ruthless efficiency against white settlers.
Only a na ve English vicar, with his family and some translators are permitted to live in the kings capital.
