Further reading for The Empress by Jill Fenton https://padlet.com/jfe5/v4nj4xfcdqbu54so en-us 2022-11-29 09:35:04 UTC 2023-11-29 14:43:52 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1ee-1f1f3.png History of Britain and Ireland jfe5 https://padlet.com/jfe5/v4nj4xfcdqbu54so/wish/2401796081 The History of Britain & Ireland traces the key events that have shaped the British Isles. From the Elizabethan age of Shakespeare to the Iraq and Afghan wars of the 21st century, this beautifully illustrated book offers a definitive visual chronicle of the most colourful and defining episodes in British history.

Go to pages 258 - 295 for lots of information about Victorian society. Pages 290 - 293 give a detailed history of Colonial India during the Victorian era.

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This book has pages (pp 298 - 302 devoted to The Raj in India and there is detail about Indian Culture and artifacts from the Victorian colonial era.

There is also some brilliant detail about the Industrial Revolution starting on p 272.

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Go to pages 88 - 114 for detail on India in the late 19th Century.

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This dictionary unravels the intriguing, fascinating, and rich language of the most studied 19th century texts with clear explanations for unusual words, unfamiliar spellings, dialect, and expressions.

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Mish saves one, Aaron, who grows up happily unaware of his history, proving himself a promising musician.  As Aaron's new life takes him closer to his real family, the watchful Mish makes a terrible mistake, delivering Aaron and his best friend Toby back into the hands of the Coram man.

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