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*[http://books.google.com/books?id=zIMfAAAAYAAJ ''The History of the British Empire in India...1844 to 1862: Forming a Sequel to Thornton's History of India''] Vol 1, by Lionel James Trotter (1866), [http://www.archive.org/stream/historybritishe00trotgoog#page/n7/mode/1up Vol 2] (Archive.org) | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=zIMfAAAAYAAJ ''The History of the British Empire in India...1844 to 1862: Forming a Sequel to Thornton's History of India''] Vol 1, by Lionel James Trotter (1866), [http://www.archive.org/stream/historybritishe00trotgoog#page/n7/mode/1up Vol 2] (Archive.org) | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=CI0cAAAAMAAJ ''Political and Military Events in British India: From the Years 1756 to 1849: Vol 1 (to 1814)] by William Hough (1853) and [http://books.google.com/books?id=CI0cAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA371 Vol 2 (1814-49)] | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=CI0cAAAAMAAJ ''Political and Military Events in British India: From the Years 1756 to 1849: Vol 1 (to 1814)] by William Hough (1853) and [http://books.google.com/books?id=CI0cAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA371 Vol 2 (1814-49)] | ||
| + | *''A comprehensive History of India, civil, military and social, from the first landing of the English, to the suppression of the Sepoy revolt'' by Henry Beveridge 1862 editions (first published 1858) Google Books [http://www.google.com/books?id=XLUIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR3 Volume 1( -1767) (Books 1, 2, 3)], [http://www.google.com/books?id=hRENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR3 Volume 2 (1762 -1803) (Books 4, 5, 6)], [http://www.google.com/books?id=wRENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP15 Volume 3 (1808-) (Books 7, 8,9)], [http://www.google.com/books?id=wRENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA711 Index to all Volumes] | ||
*''History of India'' published 1906-07 (Archive.org): | *''History of India'' published 1906-07 (Archive.org): | ||
:*[http://www.archive.org/details/historyofindia01jackiala Volume 1] ''From the earliest times to the sixth century B.C''., by R.C. Dutt. | :*[http://www.archive.org/details/historyofindia01jackiala Volume 1] ''From the earliest times to the sixth century B.C''., by R.C. Dutt. | ||
Revision as of 01:40, 2 September 2010
Scope of FIBIS' Interest
The main focus of FIBIS activities is the ‘sub-continent’ of India but we are also interested in all areas and activities of the British in South Asia including the following between the founding of the East India Company in 1599 to Indian Independence in 1947:
- Afghanistan
- Aden
- Andaman Islands
- Bangladesh
- Benkulen (Sumatra)
- Burma (Myanmar)
- Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
- China, Macao & Hong Kong
- Indonesia (Borneo, Labuan etc.)
- Malaysia
- Mauritius
- Persia
- Singapore
- Straits Settlements
Also included are the activities of the East India Company in London and St. Helena.
See also
External links
Historical online books
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The FIBIS Google Books Library has books tagged: History of India | |
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Some general histories available as online books. Please note the dates that these have been written in order to be aware that some of the content may be outdated or incompatible with modern sensibilites.
- The History of British India Vol 1, by James Mill (1817) Vol 2 (1708-84), Vol 3 (1784-1805)
- The History of British India 1805 to 1835 Vol 1, by Horace Hayman Wilson (1848), Vol 2 from 1813, Vol 3 from 1823
- The History of the British Empire in India Vol 1, by Edward Thornton (1841) Vol 2, 1766-98, Vol 3, 1797-1805, Vol 4, 1805-19, Vol 5, 1823-33, Vol 6, 1833-43
- The History of the British Empire in India...1844 to 1862: Forming a Sequel to Thornton's History of India Vol 1, by Lionel James Trotter (1866), Vol 2 (Archive.org)
- Political and Military Events in British India: From the Years 1756 to 1849: Vol 1 (to 1814) by William Hough (1853) and Vol 2 (1814-49)
- A comprehensive History of India, civil, military and social, from the first landing of the English, to the suppression of the Sepoy revolt by Henry Beveridge 1862 editions (first published 1858) Google Books Volume 1( -1767) (Books 1, 2, 3), Volume 2 (1762 -1803) (Books 4, 5, 6), Volume 3 (1808-) (Books 7, 8,9), Index to all Volumes
- History of India published 1906-07 (Archive.org):
- Volume 1 From the earliest times to the sixth century B.C., by R.C. Dutt.
- Volume 2 From the sixth century B.C. to the Mohammedan conquest, including the invasion of Alexander the Great, by V.A. Smith.
- Volume 3 Mediaeval India from the Mohammedan conquest to the reign of Akbar the Great, by S. Lane-Poole.
- Volume 4 From the reign of Akbar the Great to the fall of the Moghul empire, by S. Lane-Poole
- Volume 5 The Mohammedan period as described by its own historians, by Sir H.M. Elliot.
- Volume 6 From the first European settlements to the founding of the English East India company, by Sir W.W. Hunter
- Volume 7 The European struggle for Indian supremacy in the seventeenth century, by Sir W.W. Hunter.
- Volume 8 From the close of the seventeenth century to the present time, by Sir A.C. Lyall.
- Volume 9 Historic accounts of India by foreign travellers, classic, oriental, and occidental, by A.V.W. Jackson
