Two large volumes, over 1100 pages and with many beautiful and intricate illustrations this book describes the history of India from the formation of the East India Company to around 1880 after Queen Victoria had been crowned Empress of India.
This book goes into great detail about the battles, politics, characters and culture of the time. Written totally from the British perspective, although trying to include the history of the natives' lives too, it gives you an accurate idea of how your ancestors in India would have felt and thought about the events happening around them.
A truly fabulous book, which is a must for those researching ancestors, lives in British India.
