Covers the period from the establishment of British power as the dominant power in the subcontinent during the middle of the 18th century, to independence in 1947.
Subcategories 8
Sites 6
- Dutch and Portuguese Colonial History Part of web site dealing with the empires of these two European powers.
- Subhas Chandra Bose, The Indian National Army, and The War of India's Liberation Account by Ranjan Borra on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the INA, and its role in the independence movement. At the Vrij Historisch Onderzoek website.
- James Connolly: The Coming Revolt in India An article from 1908 comparing poverty and wealth within India, and the possible consequences for the British.
- Discovering India, Imagining Thuggee An examination of the development of the British understanding of the Thugs, and of relevant British documentation.
- The Unseen World, and other essays - The Famine of 1770 in Bengal Chapter of a book by John Fiske, in 1869. Provides his explanations for the catastrophic famine of the early period of British rule in the previous century.
- Bentinck: On Ritual Murder in India An exposition of the arguments put in favour of banning of the practice of sati in East India Company controlled lands during the 19th century.