The Birth of Empire: The East India Company — Season 1, Episode 2: Episode 2
Documentary • 60 min • 1 season, 2 episodes • ★ 0.0/10
Episode synopsis
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.
About The Birth of Empire: The East India Company
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.