The East India Company
We travel back four centuries to meet the East India Company that set off to trade goods and were granted the right to wage war by the crown.
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Roots of the Empire
In Episode 2, we explore how military leaders Robert Clive and Warren Hastings increased East India Company dominance in India, leading to the British Raj.
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Roots of the Empire Part 2
We explore how, through various important battles, Britain established a stronghold across India. Was it an organised take over? Or did Britain increase their control unintentionally?
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The Indian Education System
We explore the controversial transition of Thomas Babington Macaulay, a Leicestershire man sought to reform the education system in India, introducing the 'western lifestyle'.
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The Indian Rebellion 1857
We chart the history of events that lead to The Indian Rebellion in the 19th Century. Historians discuss Britain's East India Company gaining more military power in India, eventually launching the country into a perpetual state of unrest.
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