BBC5 年
KS3 History: The East India Company - The development and rise of a Trading Colossus
Dr Andrea Major: The East India Company changed the way we dress… Um it changed the way we eat - it changed the way we socialise. Dan: And, by accident, created one of the most powerful empires ...
BBC2 年
KS3 History: How The East India Company came under threat
Dr. Andrea Major: The East India Company changed the way we dress… Um it changed the way we eat - it changed the way we socialise. Dan: And, by accident, created one of the most powerful empires ...
MoneyWeek4 年
Great frauds in history: Alexander Fordyce and shorting the East India Company
He soon acquired a reputation as a successful speculator – winning bets based on his gaining early intelligence of the Peace of Paris in 1763, and when East India Company stock soared in 1764-1765.