British Raj Movies

Scenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George V’s coronation.

Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants.

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

Rural life in the mountainous valley near Gilgit - now in the Northern areas of Pakistan.

The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.

The Maharajah of Kapurthala and guests travel on elephants and men catch fish on the River Bias.

A doctor and party visit the villages of eastern Manipur in India's far north east.

Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.

Lady Pamela Lytton, wife of the Governor of Bengal, visits the grand marble Victoria Memorial in Calcutta.

The Mysore Palace shines with 100,000 lights in a dazzling 400-year-old celebration.

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

The inauguration of a unit of the Indian Defence Force in Calcutta.

Girl guides on parade at a rally in southern India attended by Olave Baden-Powell.

This amateur film gives us a fair idea of the opulent life enjoyed by members of the British government in India.

Millions of Muslims flee to Lahore in the newly created state of Pakistan, prompted by the partition of British India.

Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.

Amateur film of a road trip through northeastern India, showing traditional dances and a gigantic flower float.

An intimate insight into the servant culture and lifestyle of the Viceroy of India and family, as they visit Simla (Shimla) and Lahore.

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

Botanical gardens in Bombay plus the highly decorative Jain Temple in Calcutta.