Great clouds of dust rolled in with blistering heat from the Rajputana desert and hung over New Delhi this week. Outside the Viceroy’s House hundreds of heavily armed British and Indian troops ...

In this gripping extract from historian Sam Dalrymple’s 'Shattered Lands', the last days of the Raj come alive — through ...

The British aristocrat, daughter of Louis Mountbatten and Edwina Ashley, may appear to have always lived in the shadow of her ...

Said Mountbatten: “Very smooth.” Next day, Wavell was piped and saluted out. With no letdown in ceremony, Mountbatten took the oath as Viceroy, sat for a moment on the red brocade and gold throne.

Mountbatten was very influential in the Royal Family. He had a long and varied career, which saw him become the last Viceroy of India and the First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff.

Mountbatten, the last viceroy of India arrived in Delhi in March 1947 with the goal of transferring power by June 1948. However, as communal riots escalated across north India and imperial control ...

India achieved independence from the British Raj on August 15, 1947, after a prolonged struggle that involved political, social, and activist movements, along with strategic negotiations and ...

The daughter of the last British viceroy in India, Lord Mountbatten, remembers the transfer of power in 1947. Lady Pamela Hicks accompanied her father as he attended celebrations. Show more The ...

The daughter of the last British Viceroy in India, Lord Mountbatten, remembers the transfer of power in 1947. Lady Pamela Hicks accompanied her father as he attended celebrations in both Karachi ...