The Indian Rebellion of 1857: everything you wanted to know

Hungry for seconds? Well, History's Greatest Dishes from History Extra is back for series two. To join us as we serve up stories of some remarkable delicacies from the past, search History's Greatest Dishes and follow the feed wherever you get your podcasts. Hungry for seconds? Well, History's Greatest Dishes from History Extra is back for series two. To join us as we serve up stories of some remarkable delicacies from the past, search History's Greatest Dishes and follow the feed wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to the History Extra Podcast. Fascinating historical conversations from the makers of BBC History Magazine. In eighteen fifty seven.

Resentment against British rule in India was Ignited. into outright violence. But what was the trigger for rebellion? How brutal was the British troops' suppression of the uprising?

And how did the events of eighteen fifty seven poison relations between the British and and the people of the Indian subcontinent. Here in conversation with Spencer Mizin, Historian Saul David answers listener questions on the Indian Rebellion of eighteen fifty seven.

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