The Birth of Empire: The East India Company
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.
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Season 1 (2014)
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2 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
2014-04-30Dan Snow travels through India in the footsteps of the company that revolutionised British lifestyles and laid the foundations for today's global trading systems.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 2: Episode 2
2014-05-07By 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.
Runtime: 60 min
