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Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World

Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World

Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World

2003 1 Seasons 6 Episodes ⭐ 0.0 Documentary

How did Britain come to rule the world? asks Niall Ferguson in Empire. What would today's world be like now if it hadn't? Could such an organisation – run by, according to Winston Churchill, 'the greedy trader, the inopportune missionary, the ambitious soldier and the lying spectator' – ever have been a force for good?

How did Britain come to rule the world? asks Niall Ferguson in Empire. What would today's world be like now if it hadn't? Could such an organisation – run by, according to Winston Churchill, 'the greedy trader, the inopportune missionary, the ambitious soldier and the lying spectator' – ever have been a force for good?

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Why Britain?

In this programme we learn about the origins of the British empire in the 17th century and how its foundations were laid

EP 2

White Plague

The concept of 'plantation' is explored in this programme, yet presenter Niall Ferguson is not referring to crops but th

EP 3

The Mission

Following the religious revival that started in the late 18th century, missionaries began working in Africa and India in

EP 4

Heaven's Breed

In this programme we discover how a few thousand British people ruled over India, a country of more than 250 million peo

EP 5

Maxim Force

The 'Scramble for Africa' by competing European nations during the last years of Queen Victoria's reign is the compellin

EP 6

Empire for Sale

The fall of the British empire is usually attributed to Nationalist groups fighting for independence, yet as Niall Fergu

Popular Cast

Niall Ferguson

Niall Ferguson

Self - Presenter