On this day, began the trial of Warren Hastings, the former Governor-General of Bengal, at Westminster Hall, London ...

The British government assumed partial control over the governance of India with the passage of the Regulating Act 1773. The Governor General's office was created when Warren Hastings was the ...

Warren Hastings, Governor General of Bengal, has a memorial monument with a bust in the west ... Selected for his eminent talents and integrity, he was appointed by Parliament in 1773 the 1st Governor ...