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Hace 4 días · In March 1947 Louis Mountbatten arrived in India as its last viceroy of the British Empire. He had instructions to oversee the decolonization of the country—ideally, the devolution of power to an Indian government that would include the whole subcontinent —and wide freedom of action to end the British raj on whatever terms he ...
Hace 4 días · Many historians see the partition decision as a cynical move by a war-weary Britain to cut its losses in India while maintaining some geopolitical influence through a divided subcontinent. Lord Louis Mountbatten, the last British viceroy, rushed the process despite being warned of the risks.
Hace 3 días · Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he was the consort of the British monarch from his wife's accession on 6 February 1952 until his death in 2021, making him the longest-serving royal consort in history.
Hace 2 días · Charles Dance bared it all at a nude beach over the weekend. The 77 year-old actor with a 40+-year career, was photographed out and about on a nudist beach on the Spanish island of Formentera with ...
Hace 3 días · April 1942 Lord Louis Mountbatten, head of Britain's Combined Operations, conceived the idea of running a pipe-line under the English Channel to supply fuel when the Allies invaded Europe.
Hace 5 días · Viceroy’s House is a fictional drama movie that premiered on February 12, 2017, and was directed and co-written by Gurinder Chadha. In the film, Louis Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India,...
Hace 2 días · The Bengal famine of 1943 was an anthropogenic famine in the Bengal province of British India (present-day Bangladesh, West Bengal and eastern India) during World War II.
