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The Quiet Kingdom

By Reginald Heber

James Tod brought order to Udaipur after years of turmoil, but not everyone appreciated him.

38

The Raja and the Ox-Cart

Based on an account by Lt-Col. James Tod

Vijay Singh, Raja of Jodhpur, was left to fend for himself after his army deserted him.

39

The War of the Austrian Succession

By Clay Lane

Prussia’s invasion of Silesia in 1740 plunged Europe into turmoil, and a French invasion of England became a very real threat.

40

The Quiet Revolutionary

By Ram Chandra Palit

As Viceroy of India, Lord Ripon was rather more popular with the people of India than he was with some of his own civil servants.

41

The Righting of Wrongs

By John Bright

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

42

Precision and Dispatch

By John Buchan

The first setbacks for the German Empire in the Great War came courtesy of ANZAC troops.