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Following the recuperation and treatment of patient Frank Thompson, 'Papworth Village Settlement' is an account of the varied medical and social...

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

Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.

This official travelogue of a royal tour follows the Prince on a series of regimental displays and a tiger hunt.

The future Edward VIII enjoys stunning mountain scenery on a visit to the Khyber Pass during his royal tour

Life in the bustling Punjabi city of Rawalpindi before partition.

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

The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.

Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar.

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

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

The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun

A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911.

Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta.

A stunning display by Nyishi tribesmen from the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India.

Two sides of Mysore: down to earth with the field workers and an Indian spectacle for the Maharaja.

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

The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.

Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe.

Made by an English family living in north India during the heyday of the Raj, this amateur film reveals the grandeur in which middle-class English...