Question

In what way did the emergence of regional kingdoms benefit the European traders? had you been the ruler of a regional kingdom, would you have supported the European traders? why or why not?

Answer 1

Featured in BBC One’s period drama Taboo as a company with huge influence and power – and one which is unafraid to further its interests by nefarious means – the East India Company was founded during the rule of Queen Elizabeth I and grew into a dominating global player with its own ‘army’.

Writing for History Extra, Dr Andrea Major gives an insight into one of history’s most powerful companies, and its rise to political power on the Indian subcontinent…