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The Jewel in the Crown is a 1966 novel by Paul Scott that begins his Raj Quartet. The four-volume novel sequence of the Quartet is set during the final days of the British Raj in India during the Second World War .
Another large city in the province is Mayapore, which was the key setting in The Jewel in the Crown. The princely state of Mirat is a nominally sovereign enclave within the province. Pankot is a "second class" hill station in the province which serves as a headquarters for the 1st Pankot Rifles, an important regiment of the Indian Army, who ...
The Jewel in the Crown is a 1984 British television serial about the final days of the British Raj in India during and after World War II, based on British author Paul Scott's Raj Quartet novels. Granada Television produced the series for the ITV network.
Distracted by tabloid drama and ageist in their construction, the final seasons of 'The Crown' turned Netflix's most acclaimed series into a rehash of scandal and tragedy.
After six seasons and 10 Emmy wins, it’s time to bid a royal farewell to The Crown, and the series finale brings the focus back to where it all started: Queen Elizabeth II. As the finale opens ...
While viewing the Crown Jewels, Blood's "wife" feigned a stomach complaint and begged the newly appointed Master of the Jewel House, 77-year-old Talbot Edwards, to fetch her some spirits. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Given the proximity of the jewel keeper's domestic quarters to the site of the commotion, Edwards' wife invited them upstairs to their ...
As “The Crown” is coming to an end, the cast from the show’s six seasons bid farewell
1985 The Jewel in the Crown Timothy Peter Pigott-Smith (13 May 1946 – 7 April 2017) was a British film and television actor and author. He was best known for his leading role as Ronald Merrick in the television drama series The Jewel in the Crown , for which he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor in 1985. [ 1 ]