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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