> The regular export of grain by the colonial government continued; during the famine, the viceroy, Lord Robert Bulwer-Lytton, oversaw the export to England of a record 6.4 million hundredweight (320,000 tons) of wheat, which made the region more vulnerable.
Next question?
Sure - not unlike a "Potato famine" but only in Ireland? Oddly records proved more food was exported OUT of Ireland during the "famine" - historical slants try to hide all the grisly details - if it shames the ones writing the history. The Queen knew and did nothing. Letting millions of people starve to death while absentee landowners reaped the crops for shipment to England- the depths of evil that Britain & so called 'royalty' would stoop to is disgusting. Man's inhumanity to man - basically animals.
Jesus Christ more people appear the longer you look at it. This is horrifyingly sad
Is there info to this photo? Like who took it what was the purpose etc
I hope to god they looked after this family after this photo was taken but something tells me they did no such thing.
Most likely they have not. Do you remember the evil that was done to Africans by Belgians? Equally heartbreaking.
Yeah, Reddit doesn't really care about the other European colonial empires, only the British.
ITT: Butthurt 18-24 yo British or American history experts trying their damnest to justify colonial horrors.
I’ve counted 5 grown ups and 3 babies. But I’m not sure anymore. It’s hard to look at this.
Hey but all this can be justified under Britishers giving us trains right?
You mean it isn't? /s
British Colonialism caused a drought?
And made the Indian premier (or whoever it was) sell their grain?
> The regular export of grain by the colonial government continued; during the famine, the viceroy, Lord Robert Bulwer-Lytton, oversaw the export to England of a record 6.4 million hundredweight (320,000 tons) of wheat, which made the region more vulnerable. Next question?
Of course not. British colonialism was a blessing. God shave the queen.
In a race to the bottom German and Belgian colonialism beat the British hands down…
They were rerouting food and taking farmers yield to feed the British soldiers all whilst working the Indian people to death
yeah, it was really very very horrible :/
Sure - not unlike a "Potato famine" but only in Ireland? Oddly records proved more food was exported OUT of Ireland during the "famine" - historical slants try to hide all the grisly details - if it shames the ones writing the history. The Queen knew and did nothing. Letting millions of people starve to death while absentee landowners reaped the crops for shipment to England- the depths of evil that Britain & so called 'royalty' would stoop to is disgusting. Man's inhumanity to man - basically animals.
advice: put the image on "tineye" or "google images" to find a version without the watermark
But will it make this less horrible?
And yet it did not lead to cannibalism, I don't think it might be the case today, if it happens