William Tyler
East India Company and Warren Hastings
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Summary
This week’s talk centres on the complex and controversial figure of the British colonial administrator Warren Hastings (1732-1818), who was appointed the first governor general of Bengal in 1773 in an attempt by the London government to exercise some parliamentary scrutiny over the EIC. On his return to England, Hastings was impeached by Parliament in a trial that lasted seven years, only to be found not guilty of corruption at the end.
William Tyler
William Tyler has spent his entire professional life in adult education, beginning at Kingsgate College in 1969. He has lectured widely for many public bodies, including the University of Cambridge and the WEA, in addition to speaking to many clubs and societies. In 2009, William was awarded the MBE for services to adult education, and he has previously been a scholar in residence at the London Jewish Cultural Centre. Link to William’ s blog with recommended book lists for his Lockdown lectures.