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Essays

The East India Company is an Old Woman and Valentia is her Grandson

The East India Company is an Old Woman and Valentia is her Grandson

When Valentia visits Lucknow, the Nawab of Awadh tells him that his people think that the East India Company is an old Woman, Wellesley is her son and Valentia, her grandson

Viscount Valentia: The Unapologetic Exponent of Colonial Slavery

Viscount Valentia: The Unapologetic Exponent of Colonial Slavery

George Viscount Valentia was an unapologetic advocate of colonial slavery and celebrated British colonialism