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Bateman's - Women of the Raj lecture lunch

I don't think they realised what a menace they were. If the memsahibs had stayed in Britain there might never have been a Mutiny. When the Colonial Administrators arrived to take over from the East India Company they were often accompanied by their wives: wives who spoke only English, who mixed only with the other wives, and who couldn't even communicate with their domestic staff. Wives who made great demands on their husbands. It was an interesting time to behold.lecturer Brian Fr
A National Trust Event - Gates open 10:00. Start 10:15. End 14:30. For more details please phone the contact number below.
Bateman’s, Bateman’s Lane, Burwash, East Sussex TN19 7DS
Tue 16 Feb 2016
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