The Birth of Empire: The East India Company
Dan Snow travels through India in the footsteps of the company that revolutionised the British lifestyle and laid the foundations of today's global trading systems.
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- Andrea Majoras Self - associate professor in British colonial history, University of Leeds
- Dan Snowas Self - presenter and narrator
- Robert Hutchinsonas Self - historian
- Zareer Masanias Self - non-fiction author
- Subbiah Muthiahas Self - non-fiction author
- Margaret Macmillanas Self - history professor, University of Oxford
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Andrea Major
as Self - associate professor in British colonial history, University of Leeds
Dan Snow
as Self - presenter and narrator
Robert Hutchinson
as Self - historian
Zareer Masani
as Self - non-fiction author
Subbiah Muthiah
as Self - non-fiction author
Margaret Macmillan
as Self - history professor, University of Oxford
Sonia Ashmore
as Self - historian, Victoria and Albert Museum
Oindrila Gooptu
as Self - teacher, La Martiniere College
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