Empire: World History

369. The First British Indians: The Suffragette Princess (Ep 1)

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Ebben az epizódban Anita és William William Duleep Singh hercegnő, a Sikh Birodalom örökösének rendkívüli, elfeledett életét mutatják be. A hercegnő, aki Viktória királynő neveltje volt, politikai ébredése után a nők választójogáért harcolt Emmeline Pankhurstez és Winston…

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**Unlock the entire First British Indians series ad-free by joining the Empire Club at empirepoduk.com ** Sophia Duleep Singh: heiress to the Sikh Empire, ward of Queen Victoria, suffragette and revolutionary.

How did this Indian princess end up fighting alongside Emmeline Pankhurst and infuriating Winston Churchill?

In Episode 1 of this mini-series exploring the extraordinary daughters of the last Maharaja of the Punjab, William and Anita discuss the incredible, forgotten life of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh.

They explore her family's tragic fall from grace, her political awakening after experiencing racism in colonial India and her fierce fight for women’s right to vote.

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