Headquartered in the heart of the City of London, the East India Company had an almost unimaginable impact on 18th and 19th century Britain and Asia. Later this month the Jeevika Trust is organising a lecture by Nick Robbins author of…
The East India Company (1600-1858) was the biggest corporation in world history. All but forgotten in the UK – though elsewhere a byword for exploitation and oppression – it leaves an important legacy for the City of London, and, more widely, for what it means to be British.
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On Wednesday the Prime Minister David Cameron set out his vision for the European Union and its future relationship with the United Kingdom. This was never going to be an easy speech. The Euro-sceptic group within the Conservative party would…
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