In One Ear: Local brevities
There was some trouble on the Duleep Singh outside the bar, the steward slicing the mate with a carving knife. The captain put him in irons, and he languishes in captivity. • There were four deaths ...
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KS2 History: Sophia Duleep Singh - The Indian Princess who helped women gain the right to vote
Today, my mum is going to tell me a true story of a very special woman, an Indian princess called Sophia Duleep Singh, who helped women in this country gain the right to vote.My mum was so ...
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Six inspiring suffragettes you probably haven’t heard of
author Dr Diane Atkinson reveals the contributions of the other names to know. Princess Sophia Duleep Singh was born at Elveden Hall in Suffolk. Her father was Maharajah Duleep Singh of the Punjab ...
Three Indian female historians discuss how it is not only the future that is female but also the past
Ira Mukhoty, Anita Anand and Shrabani Basu met at Jaipur Literature Fest to talk about how the heroines of their books changed their lives ...
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KS3 History: Forgotten Suffragettes
Princess Sophia was the daughter of Duleep Singh, the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, whose lands in India had been seized by the British when he was just 10 years old. The Maharaja and his ...
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The radical Indian suffragette princess honoured by Sadiq Khan
Indian princess Sophia Duleep Singh. Daughter of the last Sikh Maharajaha and goddaughter of Queen Victoria, Princess Sophia was raised in England and remains one of the few prominent suffragettes ...