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In William Dalrymple's new history of the East India Company Robert Clive's military prowess leads to financial gain in the eighteenth century. Alistair McGowan reads.
William Dalrymple's critically acclaimed new history of the East India Company examines how a small trading company was transformed into a colonial power over the course of almost 300 years. Today, Robert Clive's military prowess leads to substantial financial gains for the Company in the eighteenth century. Alistair McGowan reads.
Adapted for radio by William Dalrymple
Produced by Elizabeth Allard
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