The Birth of Empire: The East India Company

Episode 1

Documentary · History

S1, E1: The East India Company, founded in 1600, lasted for 258 years before the British state gained full control of its activities. How did it become so powerful? British historian and TV presenter Dan Snow travels through India in the footsteps of the company that revolutionized the British lifestyle and laid the foundations for global trading systems that remain in place today.

2014 · 49m

Information

Released
2014
Run Time
49 min
Rated
G
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
© 2014 360 Production Ltd

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English (United Kingdom) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United Kingdom) (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.