How did Great Britain have so much power and influence considering how small it is? How did they manage to colonise the entirety of India so easily?
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Listen to “Empire” podcast, taught me stuff they should have taught me at school (UK) instead of endless triumphalist shit about defeating the Nazis.
Explains everything about how a private organisation (East India Co) gained so much control (substantially helped by some incredibly lucky breaks) and became so powerful the UK govt stepped in.
Does not shy away from the horrific atrocities committed along the way, quite gory so be warned.
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