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Commentary on article “British Society in India under the East India Company” by P.J. Marshall There is a person behind any research and analysis, which means that author’s personal background is significant. According to recommendation letter to pro-vice chancellor on Bristol university’s website, I found out that Professor Peter James Marshall was born in Calcutta and his family is British-Indian on both sides, which defines him as mixed race . There might be an assumption that his family…

native language spoken by over 125 million Indians? The British imperialized India after years of the East India company trading with the Indians for cheaply made fabric until the government decide India was useful to the British and stepped in taking India as a colony. British imperialized India, by indirectly controlling India until the Indians could help the British benefit of the Indians politically, economically, and socially. The British realized they couldn’t let the Indians overthrow…

stopped, the British people were left feeling as if their power over India was diminished. This vulnerable feeling can be seen in their representation of British women as symbols of honor during this tumultuous period, as they used this ideology to justify their own merciless rebuttal of the rebellion. This justification is studied in Alison Blunt’s essay, Embodying war: British women and domestic defilement in the Indian ‘Mutiny’, 1857-8, as she examines the representation of British women at…

A: 1: Text one presents the British Monarchy as outdated. It states that those who are against it, is “fighting a losing battle.” (Text 1 line 9.). The people who wants the Monarchy to disapear is not only fighting against the media obsession but also the wishes of the British people. Some British people are against the Royal Monarchy and some are not. Walter Bagehot (a journalist in 1826-1877) he said “The mystery of the Monarchy was its life, and the daylight must not be let in on the magic.”…

The British signed the Treaties of Peace and Neutrality with the intent of not honoring the terms as soon as they had a military advantage. The rivalry between French and the British in North America had a disadvantage effect on the people and the major trading that took place in St. Lawrence River Valley. The war started in the 1700s in Europe and spread to the American colonies (Stoler). The war also changed the social relations between Britain, France, Spain and their colonies. The signing…

Looking back at the British Empire one cannot help but wonder whether or not the Empire was more of a liability than it was an asset. Though empires that were conquered by the British tend to believe that the British made money at their expense, this though was the original intention is very far from the truth. The truth is that the British Empire spent huge sums of money trying to defend these empires. Thus, according to Jeffery pg.90, there was no benefit that resulted from colonizing the…

was much more than a revolt against British taxes and trade regulations. It marked the first time in history that a people fought for their independence in the name of certain universal principles such as rule of law, constitutional rights, and self rule. The roots of the American Revolution can be traced to the year 1763 when British leaders began to take what ultimately…

To begin with, British spent a great deal of money in the French and Indian War. The cost of maintaining 10,000 British soldiers was around £300,000 per year and would be crucial to defend the colonists from Native Americans attacks. Furthermore, the French and Indian War had cost the British £70,000,000 which doubled their national debt to £140,000,000, which was necessary to defeat the French and the Native Americans since they were allies to the French. As a result, the Britain needed more…

encounters between societies and new land. Along those lines, greed was the catalyst that set off the rule of the British Raj, the fleet from Great Britain sent to colonize India in 1857. The greedy British Raj attempted to colonize India in an organized fashion utilizing India’s luxury, wealth and pleasure. Unfortunately, that plan was far too optimistic. In reality, greed caused the British to face political confusion and revolts from the Indian population,…

minds of your subjects in British America, against any apprehensions of future encroachment, to establish fraternal love and harmony through the whole empire, and that these may continue to the latest ages of time, is the fervent prayer of all British America!” I believe the American Revolution can be hinged on these simple but assertive words by one of the founding fathers of America.…