#WarrenHastings

Another fantastic round of papers at this morning’s #WarrenHastings conference.

Jocelyn Harris’ discussion of the link between Jane Austen and Warren Hastings - and whether he was the inspiration for Col Brandon.

Martyn Powell’s paper on the career and political writings of Richard Sheridan.

The Trial of the Raj: The Impeachment of Warren Hastings By Ishan Sharma.Over the course of the eighteenth century, the British East India Company transformed from a commercial company into the ruler of most of India. This work of ambitious governors-genera...

Ishan Sharma looks at the trial of #WarrenHastings , a brief moment at the end of the age of #Enlightenment when #imperialism was on trial. #India #IndianHistory #BritishHistory #EastIndiaCompany www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/the-tri...