University of California
Ucla: Manas: British India
An overview of the British presence in India, 1600-1947, from university professor Vinay Lal. Includes links to related topics, such as the British East India Company, and to biographical details of many key figures from this period in...
BBC
Bbc: History: The British Raj in India 1858 1947
A detailed and insightful article which examines the colonial rule of the British in India. The author explores the origins, the Indian independence movement, how the British gave up India and more. Archived.
The British Museum
British Museum: Explore World Cultures: Mughal India
Learn about the art of the Mughal empire in India, in this historical overview and image gallery of Indian art with detailed descriptions, from the collection of the British Museum.
Curated OER
Etc: Indian Empire Eastern Portion, 1920
A map from 1920 of the eastern portion of the Indian Empire from Sadiya in the Assam Province to Tavoy in the southern portion of Burma (Myanmar). The map shows Feudatory Native States in yellow, the British sphere of influence in Siam...
PBS
Pbs: Queen Victoria's Empire
The companion website to a documentary on Queen Victoria and the British Empire.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Indian History Sourcebook: England, India, and the East Indies 1617
At this site from the Indian History Sourcebook of Fordham University, you can read two accounts dating back to 1617 of the British presence in India through the East India Company. Accounts written by an anonymous Frenchman and by...
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: French and Indian War's Impact
This elementary-friendly site from the Department of Humanities Computing at the University of Groningen provides information on the French and Indian War. The print is large and the vocabulary is manageable. Contains some awkward...
University of California
Ucla: Manas: About India
This is a robust site from UCLA with lots of information about Indian cultures, religions, social life and organization, history and politics. Don't expect a zillion pictures, but an in-depth look at the cultures and history.
Other
The British Empire: The Indian Mutiny of 1857
Provides a nice timeline to the events of the Mutiny of 1857 along with a list of battles fought during the Mutiny.
Library of Congress
Loc: Country Study: India
An extensive site from the Library of Congress that covers all kinds of topics about India. Includes a very detailed history of British India under "Company Rule, 1757-1857," "The British Raj, 1858-1947," and "Sepoy Rebellion, 1857-59."...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: British Canada, 1791
A map of eastern Canada in 1791 after the American Revolution, during the formation of British North America and the division of Quebec into the largely French-speaking Lower Canada and the Loyalist Upper Canada. The map is color-coded...
Other
Museum of Underwater Archaeology: The Sloop Industry
Learn about the cost of maintaining a maritime empire in America by considering the wreck of the British sloop Industry, which sank off the coast of Saint Augustine in 1764. The loss of the ship along with her cargo demonstrates that...
Victorian Web
Brown University: Victorian Web: The Role of the Victorian Army
Information is provided about the Victorian Army and its role in protecting the British Empire.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is South Asia?
What are often thought of as "Indian" art and culture spread not only throughout the modern nation of India but also through Pakistan and Bangladesh. This huge area was never politically unified except under British colonial rule...
Other
Story of Pakistan: Decline of Mughal Rule and the Battle of Plassey
This site provides a discussion of the fall of Nawab Siraj-Ud Daulah to the British.
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: India at the Beginning of British East India Control, 1750
A map of the Indian subcontinent around 1750, prior to the beginnings of British control under the East India Company. The map shows the region south of the Ganges that was subject to Mahratta (Maratha Empire) tribute, the Mogul Empire...
Open Door Team
Open Door Web Site: Treaty of Paris
In this article you will find a brief description of the Treaty of Paris that ended the Seven Years' War and gave all French land in North America to England.
Open Door Team
Open Door Web Site: The "Boston Tea Party"
This brief article hits the high points of the Boston Tea Party-the reason, those involved, and England's response.