Courting India

"Courting India" by Nandini Das provides a detailed and engaging account of Thomas Roe’s four-year diplomatic mission to the Mughal Empire in the early seventeenth century, offering insight into the early stages of Britain’s imperial ambitions. The book explores the cultural and political landscape of both Jacobean London and India, highlighting the global trade networks and court intrigues of the period. Recognized for its exceptional scholarship and vivid storytelling, it sheds new light on a pivotal moment in the history of colonialism and the formation of the British Empire.