A Scandinavian 'Nabob' of the British Empire: The Discovery of a New Colonial Archive
A Scandinavian 'Nabob' of the British Empire: The Discovery of a New Colonial Archive Joseph Stephensâ life history forces us to rethink our understanding of Indiaâs railway development, the wider distribution of colonial wealth in the Western world, and the transnational nature of British imperialism. The Huseby Estate, SmÃ¥land. Photo: Wikimedia Commons History02/Jan/2021 It happens once in a while that a significant archive of a colonial businessmen gets discovered in an attic. The caretakers of a manor house â the Huseby Bruk â in the SmÃ¥land region of South Swede...
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