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The Righting of Wrongs John Bright

John Bright MP urged a critic of the British Raj to offer India more than fine words.

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The Seven Years’ War Clay Lane

Georgian Britain braced for war as relations with France in North America, India and mainland Europe took a turn for the worse.

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The Siege of Arcot Thomas Babington Macaulay

Twenty-five-year-old Robert Clive’s extraordinary daring helped to prevent India falling into the hands of the French King.

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The Tea Committee Sir William Wilson Hunter

Sir William Hunter looks back over a Government committee’s plan to introduce tea cultivation to India in 1834.

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Zenana Mission Hannah Catherine Mullens

Hannah Mullens describes her battle to reach out to wealthy Indian ladies with nothing to do, nothing to think about and nowhere to go.

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A Shabby Suit Mirza Abu Taleb Khan

When he left Calcutta in February 1799 for a tour of Europe, Abu Taleb Khan scarcely expected to spend so much of his time in England trying to keep out of the courts.

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