
Empire
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Afleveringen
S1 AFL. 1 - A Taste for Power
26 februari 201259min.In India, the British learn the art of imperialism, using local rulers and troops to maintain power. But it is little more than a confidence trick, an enormous bluff-and as the mutiny of 1857 shows, it's only a matter of time before that bluff is called.Deze titel is niet beschikbaar vanwege verlopen rechtenS1 AFL. 2 - Making Ourselves at Home
4 maart 201258min.While early British traders adopt local Indian customs, later arrivals impose Victorian values and try to mold the country into a version of England.Deze titel is niet beschikbaar vanwege verlopen rechtenS1 AFL. 3 - Playing the Game
11 maart 201258min.The empire gives rise to a peculiarly British type of hero-the gentleman adventurer whose values are honed on the sports fields of England's public schools, where how you play the game is more important than winning.Deze titel is niet beschikbaar vanwege verlopen rechtenS1 AFL. 4 - Making a Fortune
18 maart 201258min.British privateers prey on Spanish wealth in the Caribbean, but theft is soon replaced by trade, including the slave trade of Africans to work the islands' sugar plantations.Deze titel is niet beschikbaar vanwege verlopen rechtenS1 AFL. 5 - Doing Good
25 maart 201259min.The drive for conquest also becomes a mission to help the rest of mankind, especially in "the dark continent" of Africa, where David Livingstone sets out to save souls for Christ and the people from Arab and Portuguese slavers.Deze titel is niet beschikbaar vanwege verlopen rechten