Empress Queen Victoria and India Miles Taylor

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Format:: Paperback
Publication date:: 09 Feb 2021
ISBN:: 9780300254976
Imprint:: Yale University Press
Dimensions:: 408 pages: 235 x 156mm
Illustrations:: 32 b-w illus.
Sales territories:: World excl. Indian Subcontinent

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An entirely original account of Victoria’s relationship with the Raj, which shows how India was central to the Victorian monarchy from as early as 1837

In this engaging and controversial book, Miles Taylor shows how both Victoria and Albert were spellbound by India, and argues that the Queen was humanely, intelligently, and passionately involved with the country throughout her reign and not just in the last decades. Taylor also reveals the way in which Victoria’s influence as empress contributed significantly to India’s modernization, both political and economic. This is, in a number of respects, a fresh account of imperial rule in India, suggesting that it was one of Victoria’s successes.

Miles Taylor is professor of modern history at the University of York.