British Raj Movies

Romantic, atmospheric travelogue capturing some of northern India’s most iconic places – not least the Taj Mahal.

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

A scenes from a tour of Manipur State and a women's bazaar in Imphal.

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

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

The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.

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

Salvation Army General Commissioner Edward Higgins features in the this film of a brass band parade through a village.

Dignitaries including the Nizam of Hyderabad gather to celebrate the Durbar in honour of George V, who arrives by boat in Bombay.

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.

Gorgeously dreamlike colour images of (then) French India – present-day Puducherry.

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...

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

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

Amateur footage of the devastation caused by one of South Asia's worst earthquakes.

Military occasions around India and Pakistan, featuring the Khyber Pass, Srinagar, Rawalpindi and Peshawar.

Early film of a crowded street scene in an unidentified Indian city.

The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.

Amateur film featuring government buildings in Delhi, a shooting party in Malakand and winter in Abbottabad.