The East India Company: Rise to Power (part 1 of 2)

PINT-SIZED HISTORY ARE SAILING TO INDIA.

Join Joe and Zack as they set sail into the extraordinary rise (and ruthless rule) of The East India Company.

The corporation that built an empire, toppled kingdoms, and changed the world forever.

This pint-sized episode explores how a handful of London merchants became the most powerful company in history.

How Company Rule shaped India’s destiny, grew Britain’s wealth, and spawned the global age of empire.

In this episode, we unpack:

• The Birth of a Giant: How a royal charter launched a global trading juggernaut.

• From Trade to Tyranny: How profit turned to power — and business became conquest.
• India Under Company Rule: How politics, plunder, and power redrew a continent.
• Greed & Rebellion: The corruption, famines, and uprisings that shook the Raj.

🍻 Grab a pint and join us as we explore the company that blurred the line between corporation and empire, and left a legacy still felt today.

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