British Raj Movies

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

Happy farmers, a wedding and some giant cauliflowers...

Actuality film showing a busy Salvation Army parade in a rural village under the British Raj.

Amateur film featuring government buildings in Delhi, a shooting party in Malakand and winter in Abbottabad.

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

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

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.

Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar.

Salvation Army General Commissioner Edward Higgins features in the this film of a brass band parade through a village.

The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.

Film showing the Viceregal party entering Delhi on lavishly decorated elephants, as part of the Coronation durbar of 1903.

Accompany a couple on their visit to a local wildlife park.

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants.

The Mysore Palace shines with 100,000 lights in a dazzling 400-year-old celebration.

The timber trade calls on animal help.

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

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

A stunning display by Nyishi tribesmen from the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India.

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