Enjoyed reading this piece, Sam as it carried the storytelling capacity as much as history reenacted - a promising Amitav Ghosh of the future. There's a great future for historical fiction that captures the past with imagination. You should surpass your father.
Great article.
In Lahore, we have Lawrence Gardens (now known as Bagh-e-Jinnah). It was named after John Lawrence, Henry's brother.
You may be interested in this review I wrote of your dad’s book. I’ve also reviewed The Anarchy.
Look forward to reading your book too :)
https://kabiraltaf.substack.com/p/review-william-dalrymples-return
This is fascinating and awful. I had no idea.
What a beautifully written piece! It made me go back and reread sections of The Last Queen and Koh-I-Noor, two books I absolutely love!
Enjoyed reading this piece, Sam as it carried the storytelling capacity as much as history reenacted - a promising Amitav Ghosh of the future. There's a great future for historical fiction that captures the past with imagination. You should surpass your father.
Great to read all of this jammed into one Substack post.
Nice panorama shift from Lichfield to Punjab. Do we know the composition of British-led forces? What should we read for subsequent history of Sikhs?
Harleen is probably the better placed to answer that! @Harleen Singh
And after the War of 1857, the Sikhs were designated as a warrior caste?
Basically the sikhs broke the 1809 treaty hence the EIC attacked