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The Last Prince of Bengal
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The history of an Indian royal family's fall from power in the age of the British Empire.The Nawab Nazim was born into one of India's most powerful royal families, whose kingdom was three times the size of Great Britain. However, seen as a threat by the British authorities, he was forced to abdicate in 1880, his titles permanently abolished. The Nawab's change in fortune marked the end of an era in India.The Last Prince of Bengal tells the true story of the Nawab and his family as they sought b…
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- Author: Lynn Innes
- Publisher: Telegram Books
- Year: 2022
- Pages: 256
- ISBN-10: 1908906510
- ISBN-13: 9781908906519
- Format: 13 x 19.6 x 2.5 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English
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The history of an Indian royal family's fall from power in the age of the British Empire.The Nawab Nazim was born into one of India's most powerful royal families, whose kingdom was three times the size of Great Britain. However, seen as a threat by the British authorities, he was forced to abdicate in 1880, his titles permanently abolished. The Nawab's change in fortune marked the end of an era in India.The Last Prince of Bengal tells the true story of the Nawab and his family as they sought by turns to befriend, settle in and eventually escape Britain. From glamourous receptions with Queen Victoria to a scandalous marriage with an English chambermaid; and from Bengal tiger hunts to sheep farming in the harsh Australian outback, Lyn Innes recounts her ancestors' extraordinary journey from royalty to relative anonymity.Visiting the extremes of British rule in the age of empire, this is the compelling and intimate story of one family and their place in the defining moments of recent Indian, British and Australian history.
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- Author: Lynn Innes
- Publisher: Telegram Books
- Year: 2022
- Pages: 256
- ISBN-10: 1908906510
- ISBN-13: 9781908906519
- Format: 13 x 19.6 x 2.5 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English English
The history of an Indian royal family's fall from power in the age of the British Empire.The Nawab Nazim was born into one of India's most powerful royal families, whose kingdom was three times the size of Great Britain. However, seen as a threat by the British authorities, he was forced to abdicate in 1880, his titles permanently abolished. The Nawab's change in fortune marked the end of an era in India.The Last Prince of Bengal tells the true story of the Nawab and his family as they sought by turns to befriend, settle in and eventually escape Britain. From glamourous receptions with Queen Victoria to a scandalous marriage with an English chambermaid; and from Bengal tiger hunts to sheep farming in the harsh Australian outback, Lyn Innes recounts her ancestors' extraordinary journey from royalty to relative anonymity.
Visiting the extremes of British rule in the age of empire, this is the compelling and intimate story of one family and their place in the defining moments of recent Indian, British and Australian history.
Visiting the extremes of British rule in the age of empire, this is the compelling and intimate story of one family and their place in the defining moments of recent Indian, British and Australian history.
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