Lord Curzon — Goodbye to All That [audio 15min]

"Empire" 76th of 90: At the end of five successful years as viceroy, Curzon should have returned to England and mainstream British politics. He refused to go. He wanted to see the results of his reforms working for the Indian people. The truth was that most of the people didn't know about them. "This Sceptred Isle: Empire" is a narrative history of the British Empire from Ireland in the 12th century to the independence of India in the 20th, told in 90 programmes written by historian Christopher Lee and narrated by actor Juliet Stevenson. ~Visit website to listen again to 5 most recent episodes, plus interactive maps and timeline, biographical dictionary, image galleries, quizzes, sources, resources, listeners' comments.