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Sophia: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary by Anita Anand (Paperback, 2015)
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**By the presenter of the hit podcast EMPIRE** 'Sophia is the sort of remarkable, almost unbelievable untold true story that every writer dreams of chancing upon. A wonderful debut, written with real spirit and gusto.
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Winner of the Eastern Eye Alchemy Festival Award for Literature In 1876 Sophia Duleep Singh was born into royalty. Her father, Maharajah Duleep Singh, was heir to the Kingdom of the Sikhs, a realm that stretched from the lush Kashmir Valley to the craggy foothills of the Khyber Pass and included the mighty cities of Lahore and Peshawar. It was a territory irresistible to the British, who plundered everything, including the fabled Koh-I-Noor diamond. Exiled to England, the dispossessed Maharajah transformed his estate at Elveden in Suffolk into a Moghul palace, its grounds stocked with leopards, monkeys and exotic birds. Sophia, god-daughter of Queen Victoria, was raised a genteel aristocratic Englishwoman: presented at court, afforded grace-and-favour lodgings at Hampton Court Palace and photographed wearing the latest fashions for the society pages. But when, in secret defiance of the British government, she travelled to India, she returned a revolutionary. Sophia transcended her heritage to devote herself to battling injustice and inequality,a far cry from the life to which she was born. Her causes were the struggle for Indian independence, the fate of the Lascars, the welfare of Indian soldiers in the First World War - and, above all, the fight for female suffrage. She was bold and fearless, attacking politicians, putting herself in the front line and swapping her silks for a nurse's uniform to tend wounded soldiers evacuated from the battlefields. Meticulously researched and passionately written, this enthralling story of the rise of women and the fall of empire introduces an extraordinary individual and her part in the defining moments of recent British and Indian history.Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-139781408835470
eBay Product ID (ePID)223073330
Product Key Features
Number of Pages432 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSophia: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary
Publication Year2015
SubjectGovernment
TypeTextbook
AuthorAnita Anand
Subject AreaGender Issues, Biographies & True Stories
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight378 g
Item Width129 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorAnita Anand
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- 19 Jan, 2024
Fascinating story on many levels.
I found the story fascinating. Interesting on many levels. The relationship with the British royals, Sophia’s fascination with the suffragette movement and what the suffragettes went through to get the vote and yet many women today don’t even bother voting. How the Sikh royals were treated by the British Government and of course the sibling relationships, made a very interesting read.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 06 Feb, 2020
Easy to read and a remarkable story
Manages to relate the complicated, fascinating and historically significant story of this woman’s life whilst being as easy to read as any novel. Well done!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
