Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World - Season 1 Episode 1 Why Britain?
In this programme we learn about the origins of the British empire in the 17th century and how its foundations were laid, not by a grand political strategy but by British pirates, especially in the Caribbean. The British economic style of reinvesting in places like Jamaica led to commercial success as its raw materials – sugar, tobacco and coffee – were in huge demand back at home in Britain. Seventeenth-century India was a rich nation, producing a quarter of the world's output, so it is no surprise that the major nations fought over it. The British won the seven-year war with France over supremacy in the colonies, thanks to its superior warships and much stronger finances, which left Britain as the controlling force in India. We get a glimpse of how the British lived in India, the central role played by the East India Company, and how a commercial base developed into political control.
- Title: Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World
- Year: 2003
- Genre: Documentary
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- Studio: Channel 4
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- Cast: Niall Ferguson
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- Runtime: 50 minutes
- IMDb: 0.00 / 10 by 0 users
- Popularity: 0.489
- First Air Date: Jan 09, 2003
- Last Air date: Feb 13, 2003
- Season: 1 Season
- Episode: 6 Episode
- Language: English
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