![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When Britain first comes in touch with the great Mughal Empire, it was relatively inconsequential. Quick and aided by a huge military and technological power. I had always thought of the British conquest of India, as similar to that of the conquistadores in South America. The subject matter was completely foreign to me, but I did not feel out-of my-depth – even if truth be told, I was not listening as attentively as I should have been.īut I still learned a great deal, and so I thought perhaps it is worth trying to write down the things I learned, just in case I forget them. On the other hand, at least I know how to pronounce the names of the historical figures described in it, even though I would be at a complete loss if anyone asked me to spell them. I should have had a pen and a notebook open, and occasionally a map, just to locate the places ![]() That is surely not the reading it deserves. I let it waft around me, listening on Audible as I cooked dinner and I cleared the kitchen. Did I really ‘read’ William Dalrymple’s The Anarchy? ![]()
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