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Partition of British India - The National ArchivesIn the below video, Iqbal Singh, Hannah Carter and Eleanor Newbigin introduce a document relating to the partition of British India. They explore what this document’s tone and content can tell us about British official’s attitudes to the violence that occurred after partition. Students also hear an oral testimony from Iqbal’s aunt whose family were […]

In addition to providing a lot of information about the British rule over India, it also has "Tasks" for the visitor to complete. You do not need to complete these "Tasks," but the primary documents attached to the "Tasks" are worth viewing.

Living in British Colonial India, 1750–1850 - Newberry Library

Newberry Library has compiled resources related to British Colonial India between 17-50-1850.

The British Impact on India, 1700–1900 - Association for Asian StudiesThe period 1700 to 1900 saw the beginnings, and the development, of the British Empire in India. Empire was not planned, at least not in the early stages. In a sense, it just happened. The first British in India came for trade, not territory; they were businessmen, not conquerors. It can be argued that they […]

From Empire to Independence: The British Raj in India 1858-1947 - BBC

Read an overview of British rule over India by scholar Dr. Chandrika Kaul.

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