British Raj Movies

Accompany a couple on their visit to a local wildlife park.

Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe.

Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.

The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.

Film of local events in Ajmer province including the fair at Pushkar.

Life on the road in India, showing the traffic, people and animals.

Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.

The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.

The Taj Mahal and shots of Jalandhar nestle between footage from Canada and Africa.

A Christian take on 'Edenless' India, where heathens are unafraid of snakes, and build 'interesting' temples to their gods.

Richly detailed amateur ethnographic film on the agrarian economy and society in rural Punjab.

An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.

Made by an English family living in north India during the heyday of the Raj, this amateur film reveals the grandeur in which middle-class English...

Rare stencil-coloured images of early 20th century Delhi during a Muslim festival.

Luscious colour photography of the Taj Mahal and a Mediterranean cruise to Port Said.

The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.

Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948. Why was he killed and what events occurred before and after his murder?...

This amateur film gives us a fair idea of the opulent life enjoyed by members of the British government in India.

Tigers in the Himalayan foothills, filmed by famous hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett.

Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan.