(Download PDF) The Last Prince of Bengal: A Family's Journey from an Indian Palace to the Australian Outback By Lynn Innes
The Last Prince of Bengal: A Family's Journey from an Indian Palace to the Australian Outback
The Nawab Nazim was born into one of India's most powerful royal families. Three times the size of Great Britain, his kingdom ranged from the soaring Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal. However, in 1880, he was forced to abdicate by the British authorities, who saw him as a threat and permanently abolished his titles. The Nawab s change in fortune marked the end of an era in India and left his secret English family abandoned.The Last Prince of Bengal tells the true story of the Nawab Nazim, his wife and their descendants, as they sought by turns to befriend, settle in and eventually escape Britain. From glamourous receptions with Queen Victoria to a scandalous Muslim marriage with an English chambermaid; from Bengal tiger hunts to sheep farming in the harsh Australian outback, Lyn Innes recounts her ancestors extraordinary journey from royalty to relative anonymity.Exposing complex prejudices regarding race, class and gender, this riveting account visits the extremes of British rule in
Product details: The Last Prince of Bengal: A Family's Journey from an Indian Palace to the Australian Outback
Author : Lynn Innes
Pages : 256 pages
Publisher : The Westbourne Press
Language : eng
ISBN-10 : 1908906464
ISBN-13 : 9781908906465
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