British Raj Movies

Technicolor scenes from an Indian Durbar, held for the Maharaja of Alwar in Rajasthan.

Scenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George V’s coronation.

An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.

The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun

The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.

The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.

A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911.

The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.

Amateur film of a road trip through northeastern India, showing traditional dances and a gigantic flower float.

This portait of life on the tea plantations is decidedly rosy – clearly, there are no exploited workers here. However, the film provides an...

The timber trade calls on animal help.

Millions of Muslims flee to Lahore in the newly created state of Pakistan, prompted by the partition of British India.

Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan.

Rare stencil-coloured images of early 20th century Delhi during a Muslim festival.

Attractive travelogue filmed in and around Delhi's Qutb complex.

The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.

Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.

This travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India.

Botanical gardens in Bombay plus the highly decorative Jain Temple in Calcutta.

A doctor and party visit the villages of eastern Manipur in India's far north east.