The Nabobs of Berkshire
- Publisher : Goosecroft Publications
- Illustrations : 156 col + b/w illus, maps
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Description:
'Nabobs' were employees of the East India Company during the 18th and 19th centuries, who made their fortunes in India and returned home to England as wealthy men. There was a particular concentration of these 'Nabobs' in Berkshire in the 18th century, and the county became know as 'the English Hindoostan'
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