Status Updates From Sophia: Princess, Suffraget...

Gandhi managed to get the black act repealed in south africa with his non-violent resistance.

Her brother Victor died in France and because of the war she couldn’t be at his funeral.

A mutiny at Tanglin, where indian soldiers offered german prisoners of war- freedom and guns. The prisoners did not take them.

Why ?

Sophia became a nurse to tend to the Indian regiments of soldiers during ww1

The suffragist had to stop their work because of the war. Catherine’s german sympathies opened up a file on her.

Sophia stayed with the suffragettes even though the arson, assault and radical militancy.

Sophia as a sufragist did not do the census and refused to pay tax until she had the vote.

Sophia and other suffragettes were hurt and sexually assaulted by the police to keep them from parliament.

Gandhi was originally inspired by the WSPU before they became violent.

Sarla Devi, a feminist and indian nationalist is interesting in her own right.

“Even if they had, an Indian princess whose father had been a traitor and whose brother was a notorious bankrupt did not make Sophia much of a catch. Moreover mixed-race children were looked down upon and judged inferior.

Sophia was a philantropist to abandoned s.east sailors who were badly treated.

The girls did travel to India, eventually.

Bamba attempted to become a doctor but her course was cancelled mid-semester.

Queen Victoria told Victor’s wife not to have any children so there wouldn’t be a Duleep Singh Heir in the future.

Sophia, Bamba and Catherine were all allowed to live at Hampton Court because Victoria thought no one would ever want to marry the girls.

Were Catherine and Lina together ? Partners ?

Sophia’s younger brother Edward died.

This family does seem cursed.

Victoria and Duleep reconciled before his death

Catherine and Bamba were sent to women’s university to separate them from Sophia.

Bamba died while taking care of Sophias typhoid.

Duleep singh abandoned his wife and children.

Duleep had many affairs and employed his bastard children on his estate.

Duleep was always trying to make his estate look like India.

Duleep married a young malleable girl. She was a bastard.

English women would have dalliances with Duleep but not marry him.

Duleep was Queen Victoria’s favourite.