The Last Prince of Bengal - A Family's Journey from an Indian Palace to the Australian Outback (Hardcover)

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 the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It is also the intimate story of one family and their place in defining moments of recent Indian, British and Australian history.

General

Imprint:	The Westbourne Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2021
Authors:	Lyn Innes
Dimensions:	241 x 159 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Paper over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-908906-46-5
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-908906-46-4
Barcode:	9781908906465

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