Sentences with phrase «last viceroy»
After 300 years, that rule was coming to an end and for 6 months in 1947, Lord Mountbatten, great grandson of Queen Victoria assumed the post of last viceroy.
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The British Empire ruled India for three centuries and their last Viceroy, Lord Mountbatten (great - grandson of Queen Victoria), was charged with structuring a peaceful transition to independence.
«Viceroy's House» follows Lord Mountbatten (Hugh Bonneville) who, in 1947, is dispatched by the British government with his wife, Edwina (Gillian Anderson) and daughter to India, where he will serve as that colony's last viceroy as he oversees its transition to an independent nation.
Mountbatten is selected as the Last Viceroy of India and after India's independence, there will be no more British rule.
In 1947, Rear Admiral Louis Mountbatten, the former Supreme Allied Commander of the South East Asia Command during World War II, was appointed to be the last viceroy of India and charged with transferring independence to the Indian people after three hundred years of British rule.
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After one of the last British Viceroys over India releases Gandhi from jail following the Empire's inability to counter the 1930 «salt march» protest.
Chadha, whose last film The Viceroy's House tackled the tragic causes and epic scale of the partition of India, said she hopes Blinded by the Light will, by contrast, mix a little of the quirky British humour of some of her earlier films, such as Bhaji on the Beach (1993) and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008) with the lively energy of 1980s high - school movies written by John Hughes such as Pretty in Pink and The Breakfast Club.
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Formerly a Viceroy, the property re-opened as a Four Seasons Resort last fall and, since opening, offers guests and residents elevated seaside luxury with modern custom designs by Kelly Wearstler, stunning natural surroundings, and legendary Four Seasons service.
The Viceroy Riviera Maya specializes in creating tailor - made weddings where every detail of the event is customized to fulfill your personal preferences and expectations — making each wedding at the resort a one - of - a-kind experience, and a cherished memory that will last a lifetime.
In last summer, I worked at the front desk of Viceroy Hotels for three months where I gained familiarity entire reservation process.
The roof garden at the 57th Street Viceroy New York, one of several new hotel properties that opened last year, bringing the number of rooms in the city to a whopping 102,000.