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HD Game of Thrones : Prince Gets "Crowned" The Jewel in the Crown (TV mini-series 1984–  The Jewel in the Crown (novel) The Jewel in the Crown is the 1966 novel by Paul Scott that starts his Raj Quartet. Much of the novel is written in the form of interviews and reports of conversations and research from the point of view of a narrator. Other portions are in the form of letters from one character to another or entries in their diaries. Still others take the form of reports from an omniscient observer. Mayapore, although not the capital of the province, is a relatively large city, with a significant British presence in the cantonment area, where native Indians are not permitted to live. Across the rail lines lies the “black town,” where the native population resides.

Daphne Manners, who has lost her immediate family in England, comes to India to live with her only remaining near kinsman, Lady Manners. Meanwhile, the local police superintendent, Ronald Merrick, has designs both on Daphne and Hari, making for a potent love triangle. Actually, to Merrick, Kumar might be the more important figure. A jewel in the crown VS a cherry on the cake. Why did the British call India the jewel in the crown. The phrase is attributed to Benjamin Disraeli, the British prime minister from 1874 to 1881. His policies spurred the expansion of the British Empire, in which he called India "the brightest jewel in the crown". In 1876, Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India, and British monarchs retained the title until 1947.

India had valuable resources that Europe wanted to exploit, like mineral ores and textiles. Even more importantly, it was both a huge source of cheap labor and a large market for British goods. As its largest colonial territory, India was the most important of the overseas possessions of the British Empire. --- India was the centerpiece, the "Jewel in the Crown" of the empire. Much of the early Empire was built around India, areas conquered or "influenced" in order to provide routes to India, or protection for India. In a crown.

The central diamond. Game of Thrones EXTRAS - Anatomy of an Episode - A Golden Crown [Part-6] Game Of Thrones Viserys Golden Crown. Crown for a king. Viserys Death | Golden Crown - [Game of Thrones]