India: Dominion or not Dominion [audio 15min]

"Empire" 86th of 90: 1931 is one of the most important dates in the later British Empire. It is the year of the Statute of Westminster, the constitutional instrument by which the self-governing dominions were given legislative independence from the British. India, was excluded because there was an active independence movement, because she shunned dominion status and because Britain had a different relationship with India than she did with the rest of the empire. "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.