Andrea Major: The East India Company changed the way we dress ... the people who had close daily contact with the Indian soldiers were the refuse. Were the worst of the lot and they didn ...

By 1857, the sepoys in the East India Company’s army began a rebellion after a rumour spread about a new rifle they would be receiving. To load the rifle soldiers believed they would have to ...

Standing at 5 feet, 3 inches, it's easy to overlook the average Gurkha, let alone see him as a soldier ... they were invaded by the British East India Company, over 200 years ago.