Conquest of India - East India Companies - Extra History - #2
Added 2021-10-29 17:30:01 +0000 UTCBombay, April 1619, the British were cowering in a small fort on the coast of India as the Mughal Empire wrecked the British! How did the British Empire get from this loss to their paradoxical conquest of India? Find out in our next installment as we discuss the East India Companies and their contribution to this entangled history!
If you missed Part One - A Historical Paradox - check it out here: https://youtu.be/E4vonIphF4E
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Martin Verran
2021-11-02 17:55:12 +0000 UTCOk, so the Anglo-Mughal War you talked about at the end was 1686 to 1690, but you open with a siege dated in 1619. I haven't been able to find (via google) anything about the latter; can someone help me here? Was this a mistake on EC's part?
Brian Rose
2021-10-29 19:19:54 +0000 UTCI assume Clive of India is going to have to be featured at some stage?
Martin Verran
2021-10-29 18:00:40 +0000 UTC"Please no body tell Daddy Bezos this has historical precedent." Too late.
Anders Stengård
2021-10-29 17:45:30 +0000 UTC
