Imperialism

Queen Victoria Crowned Empress of India

Jan 1, 1877

Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative Prime Minister, had Queen Victoria proclaimed as Empress of India. India was already under crown control after 1858, but this title was a gesture to link the monarchy with the empire further and bind India more closely to Britain.

The Bridge that joins Brittan and India

Jan 2, 1977

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZkCDYwZJK0]

Queen of India

Jan 1, 1978

[(http://www.open.ac.uk/researchprojects/makingbritain/content/queen-victoria-becomes-empress-india#:~:text=About%3A,India%20more%20closely%20to%20Britain.)]