Jonathan EmmesediApr 9, 2024

Recent discussion about the culture of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office reminded me of this statue.

Keeping this statue of Clive in its current location sends a terrible message about the UK's attitude to the wider world and to its past. Might it not be better to replace it with a non-figurative work by a British artist of South Asian descent like Anish Kapoor?

Robert Clive (1725–74) | Statue by John Tweed, 1912 | English Heritage

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Robert Clive (1725–74) | Statue by John Tweed, 1912

Robert Clive, later Baron Clive of Plassey, played an early part in the establishment of British imperial control of India. He became the effective ruler of Bengal, and was a controversial figure in his own time.

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World History EncyclopediaNov 18, 2022
The Battle of Plassey on 23 June 1757 saw Robert Clive's East India Company army defeat a larger force of the Nawab of Bengal. Victory brought the Company new wealth and marked the beginning of its territorial expansion in the subcontinent. Not much more than a skirmish, Plassey has often been cited as the beginning of British rule in India. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2107/battle-of-plassey/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Zapier&utm_campaign=whencyclopedia #history #RobertClive #EastIndiaCompany #Bengal
Battle of Plassey

The Battle of Plassey on 23 June 1757 saw Robert Clive's East India Company army defeat a larger force of the Nawab of Bengal. Victory brought the Company new wealth and marked the beginning of its...

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