Sir Bartle Frere, Governor of Bombay, shared his excitement at the way railways were making Indians more independent.

Young inventor James Watt’s life in London was overshadowed by the perpetual fear of being snatched.

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

Arthur Wellesley watches on as one of his soldiers is rescued from a watery grave.

The East India Company’s top agent in India was also the man who put Calcutta on the world map.

Sir John Seeley urged us to cherish our close ties to India and other nations beyond Europe.