Out & About …

… on the North York Moors, or wherever I happen to be.

Day: 17 October 2021

  • Sandsend and The Maharajah of Mulgrave Castle

    Sandsend and The Maharajah of Mulgrave Castle

    In the decade following the death of Maharajah Ranjit Singh in 1839, the Punjab was thrown into turmoil with several successions to the throne and a threat of annexation by the British East India Company. In 1843, Duleep Singh, just five years old, was crowned King of the Punjab and head of the Sikh nation.…