19 | An uncomfortable truth: the real reason that Britain came to dominate the world

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One word. India.YouTube link for this episode: https://youtu.be/y2Xrgn2wFaE(0:00) Intro(1:20) Origins of the British East India Company(2:25) The majesty of the Mughals(5:07) Back to the East India Company(7:46) The British beg Aurangzeb's forgiveness(9:37) Chaos after Aurangzeb's death(12:13) Enter Robert Clive(15:36) WWI: The Seven Years' War(17:55) The Battle of Palashi ('Plassey')(20:34) Shah Alam signs over the Diwani(22:45) India: Britain's golden goose(30:18) What happened to the Spanish?

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