Jeremy Paxman traces the story of the British Empire. He begins by asking how such a small country got such a big head and came to rule a quarter of the world.
Empire is a 2012 BBC and Open University co-production, written and presented by Jeremy Paxman, charting the rise of the British Empire from the trading companies of India to the rule over a quarter of the world’s population and its legacy in the modern world.
Empire – Episode 1: A Taste for Power. Jeremy Paxman BBC Documentary, Empire
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