The Birth of Empire: The East India Company — Season 1
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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.
Episodes (2)
E1
1. Episode 1
Aired 30 April 2014 • 60 min
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.
E2
2. Episode 2
Aired 7 May 2014 • 60 min
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.