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The Calcutta Black Hole: Myth, Memory, and Empire
One of the most infamous events in early British-Indian history — the Black Hole of Calcutta — is also one of the most contested. In June 1756, after the Nawab of Bengal Siraj-ud-Daulah captured Fort William, 146 British prisoners were allegedly crammed into a tiny guardroom overnight; only 23 survived. But was the story real, or a propaganda tool to justify conquest? Lucas and Luna dig into what actually happened, how survivor John Zephaniah Holwell's account became a bestseller, and why historians now question the numbers. They trace how the incident was used to rally public support…
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