59 mins watch time
Posted August 2020
History
How did one of the world’s most magnificent empires disintegrate and come to be replaced by a dangerously unregulated private company, answerable only to its shareholders? Esteemed historian William Dalrymple tells a story of shocking violence and ruthlessness, one that shaped Britain’s place in the world for centuries to come; how an aggressive colonial power in the guise of a multinational corporation subdued the entire subcontinent.
