About The Anarchy
The Anarchy was a civil war in England and Normandy between 1135 and 1153, which resulted in a widespread breakdown in law and order. The conflict was a succession crisis precipitated by the accidental death by drowning of William Adelin, the only legitimate son of Henry I, in the sinking of the White Ship in 1120.
'Greatest picture' of Indian colonial defeat for sale
Mar 30,2022 4:15 am
... Mr Dalrymple, whose book, The Anarchy, documents the rise of the East India Company in the 18th Century, has called it " the most crushing defeat" and one that " nearly ended British rule in India"...
Rediscovering the forgotten Indian artists of British India
Feb 16,2020 8:43 am
... William Dalrymple is the author, most recently, of The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company and Forgotten Masters: Indian Painting for the East India Company (Bloomsbury)...
