The Birth of Empire: The East India Company

Name: The Birth of Empire: The East India Company
Released: 2014-04-30
Cast: Dan Snow

April 30, 2014

1 Season • 2 Episodes

Ended

Documentary

Overview

Dan Snow travels through India in the footsteps of the company that revolutionised the British lifestyle and laid the foundations of today's global trading systems.

Cast

Dan Snow

Self - Presenter

Episodes

1. Episode 1

April 30, 2014 • 60m

Dan Snow travels through India in the footsteps of the company that revolutionised British lifestyles and laid the foundations for today's global trading systems.

2. Episode 2

May 7, 2014 • 60m

By 1800 the East India Company had grown from a tiny band of merchants into a colossal trading empire. But scandal and corruption in the 18th century had led to a curtailment of its powers by the British government.

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