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The Birth of Empire: The East India Company
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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.

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StatusEnded
Original NameThe Birth of Empire: The East India Company
First Air DateApril 30, 2014
Last Air DateMay 7, 2014
Seasons1
Episodes2
Episode Runtime1h 0min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited Kingdom
Production Companies360 Production
NetworksBBC Two
Episode 2
S01E02

Episode 2

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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