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Whirring, gliding and twisting machinery produces sumptuous Scottish woollen fabrics, captured in Technicolor by legendary cinematographer Jack Cardiff.

Scenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George V’s coronation.

A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911.

Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.

A rendition of the traditional English folksong ‘Widdicombe Fair’, accompanied by drawings.

Two sides of Mysore: down to earth with the field workers and an Indian spectacle for the Maharaja.

Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.

Made by an English family living in north India during the heyday of the Raj, this amateur film reveals the grandeur in which middle-class English colonials lived.

This official travelogue of a royal tour follows the Prince on a series of regimental displays and a tiger hunt.

Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.

Following the recuperation and treatment of patient Frank Thompson, 'Papworth Village Settlement' is an account of the varied medical and social services available to sufferers of tuberculosis at Papworth.

The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.

The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.

The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.

Anti-Congress propaganda film made by a District Officer in India.

The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

The life of the people of the Naga Hills, Assam, including sports activities and tribal ceremonies, presented within a fictional framework.