The Illustrated History of the British Empire in India and the East: From the Earliest Times to the Suppression of the Sepoy Mutiny in 1859

E.H. Nolan’s The Illustrated History of the British Empire in India and the East (1859) in two volumes provides an extensive account of British colonialism in India and the East from its early beginnings to the aftermath of the Sepoy Mutiny. Volume I cover’s the initial British interactions with India, the establishment of the East India Company, and its gradual expansion through trade and military conquest. Volume II focuses on the events leading up to the 1857 rebellion, detailing the causes, key figures, battles, and the suppression of the Sepoy Mutiny, offering insights into the British imperial strategy and governance.