The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.
The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.
Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.
The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.
The timber trade calls on animal help.
A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.
Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan.
Aging parents of disabled adults, they worry about their child's life after their disappearance. A moving insight into the daily life of a family home in the Vendée region, which offers them the prospect of a peaceful future.
This portait of life on the tea plantations is decidedly rosy – clearly, there are no exploited workers here. However, the film provides an intriguing overview of tea production – from the planting of tea seeds to the final shipping of the precious leaves across the globe.
Scenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George V’s coronation.
Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.
A Christian take on 'Edenless' India, where heathens are unafraid of snakes, and build 'interesting' temples to their gods.
Accompany a couple on their visit to a local wildlife park.
Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.
Film of local events in Ajmer province including the fair at Pushkar.
Amateur film of fishing and geese-shooting trips by a British party in India.
This travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India.
Botanical gardens in Bombay plus the highly decorative Jain Temple in Calcutta.
A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911.
An intimate insight into the servant culture and lifestyle of the Viceroy of India and family, as they visit Simla (Shimla) and Lahore.