Half-Arsed History

Episode 404: The East India Company – Part 4 Expansion and Empire

In this week’s episode, hear about the phase of conquest and expansion that transformed the British East India Company into one of the largest and most powerful imperial institutions on Earth. https://open.acast.com/public/streams/65a47774968ba8001771f445/episodes/69be0ffc1a160b44dbdd7fa7.mp3 Download Episode (Right click and select “Save as…”)

Episode 403: The East India Company – Part 3: Conquest and Corruption

In this week’s episode, get across how the British East India Company transformed from a purely commercial enterprise to a sovereign entity exercising colonial authority over a growing part of the Indian subcontinent. https://open.acast.com/public/streams/65a47774968ba8001771f445/episodes/69b0c7f8a1c9931634e400cf.mp3 Download Episode (Right click and select “Save as…”)

Episode 402: The East India Company – Part 2: Footholds and Factories

In this week’s episode, hear about the early history of the English East India Company, and how it moved away from the Indonesian spice trade and instead gained a foothold on the Indian subcontinent under the Mughal Empire. https://open.acast.com/public/streams/65a47774968ba8001771f445/episodes/69aa0bb0e2ffe1fef6089ab8.mp3 Download Episode (Right click and select “Save as…”)

Episode 401: The East India Company – Part 1: Spices and Stocks

In this week’s episode, learn about the global 16th century trading conditions that ultimately led to the formation of the East India Company, an institution that would eventually grow to effectively rule as a nation in its own right. https://open.acast.com/public/streams/65a47774968ba8001771f445/episodes/69a3987aa9760df1fb086175.mp3 Download Episode (Right click and select “Save as…”)

Episode 400: What Half-Arsed History Could Have Been

In this week’s episode, get a taste of what this show might have sounded like if it had begun as a podcast of a different genre. https://open.acast.com/public/streams/65a47774968ba8001771f445/episodes/699b035c1b49b62ccc32184b.mp3 Download Episode (Right click and select “Save as…”)