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William Hall VC Clay Lane

Canadian sailor William Hall was summoned over to India to help face down the Indian Mutiny.

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The Siege of Lucknow Clay Lane

During the Indian Mutiny, over a thousand men, women and children were trapped in the Commissioner’s residence at Lucknow.

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Diamond Pitt An Indian Mahomedan

Thomas Pitt’s tenure as Governor of Madras was regarded as a golden age, but what he is remembered for is his diamond.

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‘A City Greater than London’ Ralph Fitch

In 1585, English merchant Ralph Fitch found himself at the heart of Mughal India, as a guest at the court of Emperor Akbar the Great.

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A Dereliction of Duty Edmund Burke

Edmund Burke tore into the directors of the East India Company, accusing them of doing less for the country than India’s mediaeval conquerors.

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A Dream of Independence John Bright

In 1877, John Bright told a meeting of the Manchester India Association that he had wanted to put India on the path to independence nearly twenty years before.

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