Movies: British raj

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

The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty....

Amateur film featuring government buildings in Delhi, a shooting party in Malakand and winter in Abbottabad....

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

A scenes from a tour of Manipur State and a women's bazaar in Imphal....

Technicolor scenes from an Indian Durbar, held for the Maharaja of Alwar in Rajasthan....

Life on the road in India, showing the traffic, people and animals....

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

Romantic, atmospheric travelogue capturing some of northern India’s most iconic places – not least the Taj Mahal....

Accompany a couple on their visit to a local wildlife park....

Botanical gardens in Bombay plus the highly decorative Jain Temple in Calcutta....

Boats and steamers on the mud flats and lakes of the Assam district, India....

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya....

The inauguration of a unit of the Indian Defence Force in Calcutta....

Salvation Army General Commissioner Edward Higgins features in the this film of a brass band parade through a village....

The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty....

The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour....

The Taj Mahal and shots of Jalandhar nestle between footage from Canada and Africa....

Film of local events in Ajmer province including the fair at Pushkar....

Hindu temples at Benares and Belur and the mythologies associated with them....