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Empire Builders - Episode 7: The British Empire - The World's Largest Superpower | History Documentary
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In the 18th century, European powers combed the South Seas, searching out unexplored lands, treasures, and people. British ships, commanded by celebrated navigators such as Captain James Cook, led the way. British sea power led to discoveries that would lay the foundations for its empire.
At the very heart of this great empire was India, a vast and exotic land, teeming with peoples, religions, and treasures. For almost 200 years the British would be the world's major power, and its empire the largest the world had ever seen.
The roots of British power can be traced to the Caribbean, where the free labour of slaves imported from West Africa was used to harvest sugarcane, which European tastes craved as much, if not more, than other so-called Eastern delicacies, such as coffee, chocolate, tea, and spices.
Then in the 18th and 19th century British plant hunters spread out across the world trading plants, transforming landscapes and building a commercial empire based on products such tea, cotton and rubber.
The industrial revolution occurred in Britain first and it then exported products that the world wanted; railways, locomotives, steamships and the telegraph.
Britain's empire was also one of conquest and credit. It was an empire based on money and on violence - and on the ability to employ large numbers of troops to fight.
In this episode of Empire Builders, we explore 10 sites that made history, and chart the rise and fall of the British empire.
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The roots of British power can be traced to the Caribbean, where the free labour of slaves imported from West Africa was used to harvest sugarcane, which European tastes craved as much, if not more, than other so-called Eastern delicacies, such as coffee, chocolate, tea, and spices. Then in the 18th and 19th century British plant hunters spread out across the world trading plants, transforming landscapes and building a commercial empire based on tea, cotton and rubber. The industrial revolution occurred in Britain first and it then exported products the world wanted; railways, locomotives, steamships and the telegraph.

[@ishmaelforester9825]

It's true, the British Empire so-called was based on ships, ports, goods and trade. The Company and the City. But the roots were in London.

[@johnleckieWATP]

Wrong, it's roots started with piracy.

[@pinkandfluffysuperwokeblok9859]

One minute in, built on slavery Ottoman, Roman and Persian empires are never said to ‘built on’ slavery They might mention it, but always withe the caveat ‘it was normal at the time’ The west Africa squadron smashed slavers wherever they found them, but you’ll never mention it because it doesn’t fit the narrative

[@UstashaMe84]

It’s so damn tiresome!

[@andrewwilliams3137]

@@UstashaMe84 Sure ‘nuff cowboy, darn tootin'.

[@michaelbalgobin6105]

@@andrewwilliams3137 guyana

[@ishmaelforester9825]

It was materially built on ships, ports and trade. The British at the height of their Empire understood this. African slaves were another commodity until the English decidedly opposed that market.

[@allmightlionthunder5515]

Started with piracy , with the Spanish empire not British lol most blacks who came to Britain bring slaves with them , lets not bring the Russians and the others into it lol or India slave trade . it was the real British not English who stopped slavery that why they went to war with so called good old us of a

[@sonumbaeng]

There's a Factual error in this documentary. The person who killed Mahatma Gandhi was not a Muslim. His name was Nathu Ram Godse , a Hindu who was convicted and later hanged for his crime. He was angry like many others in his circle who felt Gandhi was favoring Muslims too much .

[@debranjandas1425]

There are many factual errors in this documentary.

[@robertasliutas2903]

@@debranjandas1425 this whole documentary is one big factual error... 😌😌

[@Exotic3000]

You are correct! Based on Wikipedia, the assassin was not a Muslim!

[@thiagoaufy4443]

@@Exotic3000 Really? Are they also not from the Middle East? Where are they from if no?

[@johnleckieWATP]

There are more than one.

[@saadiqjassiem2891]

Correction. Mahatma Ghandi was assinated by a Hindu Nationalist not by a Muslim.

[@Tokyodrift786]

Well indeed he was. There was a stern reason for it.Brits had to be ruled out using the same power.

[@nozlenc3885]

It’s crazy how much of an impact our small island had on the world 🇬🇧

[@willvangaal8412]

The Netherlands much more crazyer .

[@xavierrealmadrid7420]

@@willvangaal8412 mongolia was more crazyer... one little tribe has conquest the whole china, russia and iran

[@JJaqn05]

@@xavierrealmadrid7420 You didn't conquer Siberia and that empire fell apart so quickly.

[@robertwilkinson2889]

It is insn't it!

[@neilnelson7603]

The impact you are yet to suffer from. So, i feel sad for your great grandchildren.

[@hhorsley6264]

No other civilisation will change the world as much as the British Empire, everything that mattered about the British Empire endures today wherever it held dominion, even in the US & India, ie the English Legal system, modern Westminster-style Democracy, free market liberal industrial economics and the English Language.

[@neilnelson7603]

Funny thing is the former colonies are now changing Britain indirectly. Imagine what happens when power shifts to the former colonies. Will they plot their revenge for the atrocities committed by the Brits?

[@andrewwilliams3137]

​@@neilnelson7603 Most former colonies choose to remain in the Commonwealth 54 member states including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh. 14 of which choose to retain the British Monarch as head of state.

[@britonsnazis1236]

@@andrewwilliams3137 🤣🤣😂😂INDIA IS IN COMMONWEALTH FOR COMMONWEALTH GAMES AND TRADE RELATIONS...

[@britonsnazis1236]

@@neilnelson7603 😊😊 MAY HAPPEN....

[@andrewwilliams3137]

@@britonsnazis1236 So?

[@yaboyed5779]

I know slavery is a topic people should be ashamed of but how come empires such as Rome, Persia, and their empires of antiquity aren’t described as built on slavery like the British one is.

[@Anglo_Saxon1]

Its just a con trick to try and sqeeze more money out of the UK. The British Empire was alive and kicking long before and long after its involvement in the slave trade.

[@zamirroa]

We also have to point out spanish banned native Slavery. There was slavery between them in this continent before spanish arrival. After many discussion in Spain thought a century, slavery was abolished.

[@jimmychatwin7657]

In my experience of research they are...

[@MikeYm98875]

Cos we're white and recent

[@cyrusthegreat1893]

Persian Empire wasn’t built on slavery. As a matter of fact, it was Cyrus the Great whom abolished slavery for the very first time in the history of mankind. This historical fact has even been reflected in the Old Testament of Bible ( Book of Daniel ).

[@sithvsjedi9696]

25:19. Victoria came to the throne in 1837, not 1831. Also she was not Empress until 1877, not when she ascended the throne.

[@williammclanachan7552]

Gandhi's assassin (Godse) was a Hindu extremist - a member of the RSS not a muslim extremist as stated in the documentary.

[@GurpreetSingh-ri1rz]

Right on point bro

[@VinayakPande53]

I saw this just now as well. Who the hell was doing the fact checking for this documentary??

[@abhilashpanda6812]

He was not a member of RSS when he killed Gandhi, he was expelled before that.

[@rajkishorebehera7489]

A hindu rights activist.

[@tusharsharma8952]

a freedom fighter

[@linky8899]

No mention of the fight and abolition of slavery as usual.

[@lukedelport8231]

True

[@neilnelson7603]

But how did they abolish slavery, by paying billions of dollars to slave traders and owners for "Loss Of Property." Lol....and Brits still want the credit.

[@solodragoon]

@@neilnelson7603 true as they did pay out billions, as well as putting the royal navy out to stop all slave trade at massive cost. Credit where credit is due!

[@neilnelson7603]

@@solodragoon Don't forget the British government did stop slave trade by compensating slave traders and owners billions of money for, and i qoute, "LOST PROPERTY." Does two wrongs make a right?

[@solodragoon]

@@neilnelson7603 the other option was let them stay in slavery, does that make it right? or let the arab nations continue to enslave them which they had been doing hundreds of years before the British were involved, but I assume that's ok as well. Yes they stopped it due to economic reasoning, but why it made it into the house was British people demanding the end which caused the issue to be brought to the forefront.

[@raymondreaney6988]

I'm from the UK and in fairness our tactics were fairly simple. Do you have rifles? YES. Oh hello friend maybe we can trade. Do you have rifles? NO. Oh okay BOOM your country now belongs to us.

[@FreeDocumentaryHistory]

that’s pretty much the tactic of all colonialists

[@trevaudio]

@@FreeDocumentaryHistory Not the Chinese…..they’re way better at it !!

[@allmightlionthunder5515]

lol they traded with the people who had no guns to defend them self against guns bomb saved your country lol from spainish empire

[@user-jq3dl1xq7b]

Courtney Smith i love the British empire Love you great Britain forever

[@ericst-laurent8161]

I am quebecers and l’m obliged to admit : Britannia rules the waves … calice lol

[@BoydXplorer]

Great documentary about British Empire...the world's largest superpower.

[@mitkoangelov5094]

Worlds largest superpower....without any fuel ⛽

[@Kiranshetty2000]

May it's declined forever but legacy didn't......!!

[@brosephyolonarovichstalin2915]

@@Kiranshetty2000 yeah because your government is so awesome……..

[@xavierrealmadrid7420]

No... the world largest superpower was the USSR. 60,000 nukes and 22 million of km2... the british empire has never ruled the center of australia or every single canadian island, they are a fake empire.

[@debranjandas1425]

@@mitkoangelov5094 They had loads of coal, the petroleum of that age.

[@thisiswhereweare9006]

Best empire ever!

[@ergunyildizoglu8018]

Roman empire the greatest and best ever.

[@jamespower2984]

All Empires were evil

[@AdityaSingh-pc7fe]

All precious things of Royal Palace belongs to India. You small beggar island country your ancestors was devil 😈😈👹. That exploit contemporary population and even created future problems that will be never end.

[@neilnelson7603]

@@AdityaSingh-pc7fe Tell them 👏 👌. They think it is over because they left. Unfortunately, they left with other people's property.

[@neilnelson7603]

It depends which side of the empire your ancestors were on. The side that beat others to work for free or the side was beaten if they demanded to be treated like human beings.

[@sukhoi-mig]

Very Nice

[@TheUniqueHistoryChannel777]

That king Albert memorial is very pretty.

[@UltimatelyEverything]

The British Empire never really fell those countries just became independent with their own government the name was changed to the Commonwealth of nations.

[@TitiniusAndronicus]

GANDHI’S ASSASSIN WAS HINDU, NOT MUSLIM. That is a very irresponsible inaccuracy, especially in current times.

[@strongindependentblackwoma1887]

Omg this is the entire episode, where can i find the entire season?

[@banerjeesiddharth05]

Very nice video 📹 👍 👌

[@flybobbie1449]

Can't remember who said it, the plaque was pointed out by someone, that is was where Nelson fell. Reply, i'm not surprised, i nearly tripped over it myself. Might have been carry on film.

[@petercoen9409]

kenneth williams in carry on jack.

[@wilkinstokarev5705]

As a Russian my respects to the British Empire 🇷🇺🙇‍♂️🇬🇧

[@banarkoy4264]

Imagine if British Empire didn't lose their colonies until these days.

[@andrewwilliams3137]

India would have gained self-governing Dominion status, same as Canada, Australia and South Africa. "In 1917 the development of responsible government was declared to be the aim of British policy, and soon afterwards, as if in anticipation of its ultimate issue in Dominion status, India was conceded a substantial measure of fiscal autonomy". Sir Reginald Coupland 1945.

[@peterc2478]

Trafalgar 1804? 1805 Methinks or have they revised the history books again?

[@penduloustesticularis1202]

Pedant.

[@andymarshall5166]

@@penduloustesticularis1202 ya mum.

[@jetpigeon8758]

1805.

[@sithvsjedi9696]

Also Victoria ascended the throne in 1837, not 1831 as the narrator says.

[@nevertrumperoopaloopa8071]

Title is Misleading, A better title would be something like.-----First, 8 Minutes of A Doc We Scrapped Re Sugar and Slavery, THEN Whatever Footage We Had Related To .Random Notable People of the British Empire ---this really is garbled mess of what feels like whatever footage they had to slap together. This Doc' has little to absolutely nothing to say about the chronological battles acquisitions and or even what territories actually made up the Empirre, or any kind of timeline at all. This Doc' just seems like they had no idea what the Title and main focus was going to be during filming and that they never did decide, so just smashed together whatever footage they had into this random facts about notable people , places and things related to the English Empire.

[@murrayscott9147]

Learn basic history

[@flybobbie1449]

British Empire started with Henry the 8th and separation from Rome.

[@murrayscott9147]

@@flybobbie1449 separation from Rome? 😂😂 nae bother

[@stingingmetal9648]

yes.

[@neilnelson7603]

Fortunately, this doc isn't meant to glorify the British Empire but to criticize the empire for its role in benefiting from the misery of others.

[@chillphil967]

26:29 music is 🔥🤙

[@BradleyUK58]

My country ended slavery and defeated fascism in WW2. There are around 30 million slaves today.

[@chrislecky710]

Things have changes because people are the planets biggest resource, the countries with the highest population have the means to now advance much faster, in the next few decades we will all see how population can drive progress purely because its essential to do so. The larger our numbers the more organisation and development is needed to manage our needs.

[@kundamwale5886]

You're intelligent, i hope the right group sees this

[@chillphil967]

yeah, it’s an interesting idea to consider.. 🤔i think that all groups will inevitably still be competitive, but for sure, the mega cities coming out of india, africa, and south east asia will have unprecedented status, in a sense, by definition, based on of their population size. we already see that NYC is barely on top ten list anymore. but looking at rising potential power like brasil, we are reminded that there are challenges and lessons learned. strength in numbers but also strength in policy, institution, and quality of life

[@maheshpatel3738]

Nice documentry 👌

[@Officialnrb]

The roots of British power can be traced back to the expansion of the navy to defend against slave raiders from the African continent.

[@neilnelson7603]

Source please?

[@Officialnrb]

@@neilnelson7603 Get your own books. Henry the 8th founded the Royal Navy to defend the English coast against slave raids by Barbary pirates, amongst other things. Following that the growth of the Royal Navy was obviously an essential ingredient in the growth of the empire.

[@neilnelson7603]

@@Officialnrb "Get your own books"? Lol.....i can see the old British arrogance built in you. Lmao......you don't make statement without evidence.

[@Officialnrb]

@@neilnelson7603 Is it any wonder the British are arrogant. They are serial winners. We all make statements like on a daily basis with the obligation to provide proof. Especially to some internet random.

[@neilnelson7603]

@@Officialnrb You mean, serial killers? Lol.....no wonder people don't take you guys seriously anymore. You want others to believe what you say without evidence? Stop living in a fantasy and come back to reality. Nobody likes you anymore. Your nakedness is showing. Lmao

[@TitiniusAndronicus]

What replaced the British Empire was enormous wealth accumulated in small overseas territories, controlled by the City of London, and not the British government. Alongside the rise of Anglosphere power from America. Maybe a subject for a sequel...

[@chris1806]

How did they achieve that/ Amazing

[@mecha1gold]

That would not be true. America was not ever rich because of the British, quite the contrary, the British did not want their American colonies to become richer than them, it was illegal to trade within the colonies and to send British gold and silver to them but and the contact with the Spanish and French colonies was what made America rich unbeknownst to the British. Remember that the colonies of America where mostly populated by protestant Germanic people that never felt part of Britain and where always against it, and that spirit of rebellion made America independent from very early on.

[@Ps-we3pp]

yes america has been another British since its founding. they are still treating africans like trash in 2022.

[@seansmith445]

​@@mecha1gold Really? I never knew there were many German immigrants at that point.

[@votebritish]

Notice the emphasis is on England rather than British & Ireland Empire or United Kingdom of the two. Bear in mind, the Irish sought wealth and took positions within the Empire quite readily.

[@jonnyrangers1]

Dr padraic scanlon…..hmmm, Irish heritage, axe to grind maybe?

[@jamespower2984]

History needs to be told in truth

[@tiusernamenabalw]

After the Romans, the most important Empire whose cultural impact will last for ever in the language we all speak. Lots of love and respect from another cradle of history, 🇬🇷 (where we sometimes forget how much of our modern history we owe to the British enlightenment and philhellenes, and how many of their names are echoed in our statues and street names)

[@nicholasmwangangi6257]

Let's not focus on all the genocides, war crimes, slavery, man-made famines, and concentration camps

[@thisiswhereweare9006]

No. You're right. We shouldn't discuss Islam.

[@nicholasmwangangi6257]

@@thisiswhereweare9006 Where has Islam come from? These didn't happen in the glorious empire?

[@danosverige]

@@nicholasmwangangi6257 - Gotta break a few eggs to make..... etc! 😊

[@maxdavis7722]

There weren’t any state mandated genocides tho? Also slavery was mentioned and britain led the biggest charge to end it. The concentration camps were nothing like the Germans and were used by other countries before Britain and the famine weren’t man made they were natural disasters, hence the name “famine”.

[@jonataspereira1691]

There were no state sanctioned genocides in the British Empire, if you don't believe me, search "Genocides prior to World War 2". There were no man-made famines as well, I have no idea where you got that from, the only country who ever did that was Japan in Manchuria.

[@Olifantenstaart]

The narrator suits this documentary to a tee. I’m sure everyone imagines a British aristocrat when he talks.

[@TitiniusAndronicus]

When humanity chooses greed as its guide, you eventually arrive at a place of spiritual numbness, pandemics of depression, widespread suicides, inequality, broken communities and isolation. Welcome to the 21st century.

[@musto121]

We always envy and compare ourselves with those whose greed and selfishness made them richer, wealthier more powerful and superior than us, and racist. They rule the world we just exist in, no escape possible?

[@neilnelson7603]

@@musto121 but when the victims fight back, its called terrorism, savagery and barbaric behaviour. How unfair the world has always been.

[@geoms6263]

great empire, a civilizing force

[@neilnelson7603]

I didn't know was part of a civilising force. Lol

[@aligindahouse7777]

Killing innocent people and building an empire on slavery isn't something to be proud of

[@analintruder1672]

@@aligindahouse7777 im proud

[@rajkishorebehera7489]

🤮🤮 English vapmires

[@Natogoon]

Truly one of the best empires humanity has ever seen.

[@Youtubechannel-po8cz]

As always KZbin is packed full of ‘tubes’. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. One of the truly incredible parts of the Story of the British people is the Industrial Revolution, because it was thousands of creative individuals, inventing, refining, redesigning thousands and thousands of different things. When you look at the list of inventions it’s mind-boggling.

[@lesoneill4932]

Don’t waste your time this is a complete load of rubbish

[@JJaqn05]

Y is that?

[@chrisparnham]

Cheers Les just making a dumb statement like that without any evidence or explanation is worthless.

[@lesoneill4932]

@@chrisparnham You are clearly uneducated. And know absolutely nothing about the British Empire.

[@andygray4418]

I got 1.20 in and realised exactly where this was going.

[@flybobbie1449]

@@andygray4418 Got as far as your comment and listening to the commentary, gave up.

[@Turtytreeandaturd]

Amazing how things have fallen for the "Empire"

[@abdulhukabonsora3435]

Great history!!

[@alexanderosborne1288]

The battle of Trafalgar was on the 21st of October 1805 not 1804! And Portsmouth is a naval city not a town.

[@jamesoakley4570]

damn I love the British Empire wish it was still around.

[@bronx3522]

As A Brit I think you should look at the history of this, it's really very shocking.

[@bronx3522]

@Ready For Anything. It's actually behind Mandarin Chinese and Spanish, but I understand what you are thinking. I really do suggest you take a long line of research into the British Empire's history.

[@bronx3522]

@Ready For Anything. I'm English and love my country and everything it does. But I talk to Indians , Pakistans even other pople from the other countries under the British umbrella. And they're comments unfortunately are extremely valid. Twice the British have caused unnessary famines in the Indian subcontinent, once in the nineteenth century and once in the twentieth century causing millions of deaths on each occasion. Not to metion the iraq War disaster , we are no angels. I always tell those who suffered it was the tory's that caused the first two famines mentioned. That party has a lot of shame on it's shoulders.

[@debranjandas1425]

@@bronx3522 The British did the most to end famines in India. Built the largest irrigation project in the World in India. Built large railway networks not to exploit resources but to fight famines.

[@bronx3522]

@@debranjandas1425 Ihave a funny feeling you may have been studying British textbooks on this one. You are infomed of what those above us want you to hear! The greatest trick of politicians for centuries.

[@malsm8892]

Not a really true story slavery was endemic in Africa before the European people arrived their. Think Rome, Greece and Middle Eastern Empire's

[@TheGameYou]

48:14 The is completely wrong. Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse, not a Muslim extremist. Please do some due diligence before making a documentary.

[@andrewpearson4635]

Dissapointing and sloppy documentary, with inaccuracies and error's and was a shame to see that it pushed the narrative that "slavery" was the main reason for the empire, rather than trade, maritime and the courage of amazing individuals. I cannot say I'm shocked that it did not mention that the British was the first power to abolish slavery, and actively put the Empire in debt (not paid off until 2013) building a dedicated fleet to combat the slave trade and again like in many thing lead the world. Shame this could have been a great video. We have a duty to educate and learn from history not use "small parts" to fit a modern negative narrative.

[@Aprilium]

De Beers Jardine Matheson HSBC What else?🤔

[@101MRSPICE]

City of London and the masons

[@AdityaSingh-pc7fe]

When British loose India world power concentrate in America.

[@SW-qr8qe]

Roosevelt decided there could only be one Super Power after WW2. The Americans were not fans of (other peoples) Colonialism.

[@Roscoe.P.Coldchain]

I think Russia 🇷🇺 and China 🇨🇳 might have something to say about that..

[@joshgander7240]

Canadians, Newfoundlanders were the real power behind the empire.

[@joshgander7240]

Right o rightch o

[@lukedelport8231]

16:21 all that is said about lashing is navy regulations!!!!. Two the painting of the ships was to navy regs as the back and yellow were found to not fade away and flake as quickly as other paints. Three the reasons why the gun ports were black is because they were in the most use at sea and it was a way of protecting them. Four Victory was not Nelsons ship it was his flag ship but after his death the two became inseparable. Lastly the gun 104 well technically true she was able to sail with that meany guns she was by no means the largest. Largest first rate the the Royal navy yes but the French had a 108 gun ship( she never saild because when she was completed the war ended) Wellington the doc almost gets right however he did lose a battle in the peninsular war however his court marshal fou d him not julty. Second his army was made up of Prussians, hungarns, Portuguese, Spanish, Germans, Dutch, and Swedish a lot of the rulers of those countries served with him and were close allies of him. This doc gets so much wrong. Google has better historical information then this

[@garyproffitt5941]

Set the free very intelligent African black people ✌🏻

[@stephenlord2541]

Yet another woke joke.

[@Aces77777]

To the regions that Caesars never saw

[@votebritish]

Rebellious personalities sent to Port Arthur,Tasmania or rather any person with a touch of humanity and perception.

[@stevendavies2262]

Yer we were the biggest and the best get over it

[@robertdaniel8125]

20 second advert don't think so

[@vannexalpas142]

The Lion of the Tribe of Judah...

[@UnessasryGestures]

What?

[@jamespower2984]

The love of money is root of all evil

[@borkokostic4388]

PERFIDIOUS ALBION

[@SW-qr8qe]

Give over

[@borkokostic4388]

@@SW-qr8qe Great Britain will give over.

[@SW-qr8qe]

@@borkokostic4388 Don’t really make much sense to me but stay happy and be kind to each other.

[@borkokostic4388]

@@SW-qr8qe You do not understood me. I do not hate you. I hate British policy against Serbs. UK recognize self claimed "Republic of Kosovo". UK want to abolish Republic of Srpska ( entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina ) etc. I want you to stay happy and I congratulate on qualification on World Cup in football next year.

[@SW-qr8qe]

@@borkokostic4388 Cheers Borjko. We’ve been everywhere and done everything over the years, occasionally good also. Exhausting amount of history. All the Best Regards!

[@vnkarulmuruganandham7328]

Another mistake the French were never drove out of Pondicherry. Infact the French held on to Pondicherry even after the independence of India and was annexed by India later

[@justinmemer1463]

“Mainly cotton and tea” T E A

[@sanjoysen584]

The status of world no 1 power shifted to the other side of the Atlantic ocean after the second world war.

[@neilnelson7603]

The power on other side of the Atlantic ocean have created a series of events they can't control.

[@chadester001]

@@neilnelson7603 that include rise of china

[@simonmclean09]

The British still have huge influence on the world, equal to the US, but our small island of 70mil has its limits

[@golgumbazguide...4113]

Explore Golgumbaz

[@mariastevens1774]

With respect. My country was not the only one involved in the slave trade...America. Brazil. Spain .Holland et al were all profiting from the business of black slaves.

[@stevendavis2122]

And Africa.

[@trevaudio]

This is about the British empire…..stop you’re whataboutery nonsense

[@bp8888able]

Dont wish your time watch this

[@abcdefg91111]

20:00

[@brother-iu9qb]

British united all parts of Indian subcontinent into one british Raj. Today modern Indian republic is british legacy. Because of british , Indians like Nehru and Ambedkar could made a dream possible, dream of united ,mighty ,democratic India. All Indian citizen are sharing that power. Indian renaissance begins with arrival of British. Justice , progress and equality for 75 percent of low caste indian had never been made possible without british influence. Never listen and believe to the propoganda of so called nationalist organisation dominated by high caste hindus. They are against all equlity,justice and humanity. They are against the modernization of india. British are liberators and true lawgivers of india. British brought us out of the ages long darkness into the light of knowledge and made us part of intellectual society.

[@bsastarfire250]

i remember a good series of programmes on the British Empire being shown in the seventies , I think it was on Sunday afternoon(like the 'World at War') . I haven't seen it since and it appears unavailable, perhaps it's considered racist or un PC .

[@kevinmccarthy4794]

Built on conquest and brutality. And Britain is still in the north of my country, Ireland.

[@andrewwilliams3137]

That's probably because the Ulster Unionists and Protestants who live there want it that way.

[@seansmith445]

@@andrewwilliams3137 But aren't they the descendents of Scottish Protestants?

[@user-pg8iq6be9z]

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[@waqarkhan25]

I knew the British were involved in the slave trades but I forgot about the Caribbean slave trades

[@waqarkhan25]

@Karl von Bahnhof yea I knew about the rest of Europe then it was not called European countries

[@waqarkhan25]

@Karl von Bahnhof ok you but most be they fond Islam but American Indian please explain this

[@neilnelson7603]

Thats the sole reason why the British was the biggest slave trader, the carribean and the Americas are where captured African slaves went.

[@neilnelson7603]

@Karl von Bahnhof I really doubt what aztecs and other Americas tribes did was similar to European slavery system. The captured enemies paid reparations for losing the war by providing servitude work. Europeans captured slaves for commercial purpose only and these captured were of different race, which makes the entire slavery system worse.

[@waqarkhan25]

@@neilnelson7603 so who stop the slave trade not France for sure because they carried on with the slave trade

[@rboddington]

Big deal, we didn't want the Americans in our Empire anyway.

[@jansandman6983]

imperialism is a collective pride of people who knows how to use violence to preserve the peace for the glory of a nation. Yes. A Nation.

[@sunilkumargarg9676]

36:37 This b/w image is of Sikandar Bagh, Lucknow. (Felice Beato image). And the bodies on the ground are that of Indians killed by the British in 1857 or 1858. Residency is 3 Km. away from this location in Lucknow.

[@aktarpasha2523]

You information about mahatma gandhi ji 's assassination, is wrong . Please correct your statement in this vedio.

[@vishwamurthy9046]

Please correct the documentary where the narrator mentions that 'Gandhi was assassinated by a Muslim extremist' as Gandhi was assassinated by a Hindu extremist.

[@gcs-te5hu]

British empire declined after world wars and clement atlee said gandhis influence is negligible in India getting independence

[@kedarsharpe3567]

GREAT DOCUMENTARY!!!!

[@arvincheech]

simplest explanation of this story, GREED!

[@debranjandas1425]

Disagree. Far less greedier than other Empires.

[@danielmoncaster3216]

Simplest explanation of this story, victory

[@TheNuclearKnight]

Literally describes any Empire.

[@manchesterunited8390]

Don't get mad just beacuse your ancestors got owned 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@neilnelson7603]

@@debranjandas1425 Are you sure about that? You literally colonized more than half the world. Who got greedier than that?

[@thiagoaufy4443]

I hate it when they call the previous colonies they "new world". Even for those times, it's so self-centred and arrogant or just ignorant.

[@FreeDocumentaryHistory]

You’re absolutely right. I think the expression is just used for clarity’s sake. But I agree one could try and come up with something less offensive to these countries who often had much more advanced civilizations than those who happened upon them.

[@muhammadsulaiman1361]

British disobey the law of the God, so they faxed the destiny of the previous empires who doesn't obey the Devine will. By Nura KC Nigeria 🇳🇬

[@thomasnewton8997]

It was not much good for normal British people it was only good for rich and powerful people

[@danistanneveld880]

Now I understand better the BREXIT. But in the 21th century, Britain is just a normal European country....

[@anthonycosgrave8539]

Not normal and never was.

[@SW-qr8qe]

@@anthonycosgrave8539 happy to agree.

[@neilnelson7603]

@@anthonycosgrave8539 what makes them different now? 🤔

[@anthonycosgrave8539]

@@neilnelson7603 The empire is long gone but the arrogance remains.

[@neilnelson7603]

@@anthonycosgrave8539 Couldn't agree more. 👌 Glad to see am not the only seeing it.

[@weeeewomeneducationwomenem5008]

Ultimately SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY MONEY 💰 POWER

[@iain5615]

Factually incorrect to say that the empire was built on slavery. It provided incredible wealth to a select few but the trade was primarily to Britain and then Europe so did not create real wealth to Europe. The real wealth came from trade of items that built infrastructure and took off with the industrial revolution and the implementation of machines. That real wealth and the introduction of bonds in the financial market enabled the Royal Navy to become supreme which lead to the eradication of the worldwide slave trade. A very poor documentary as it focused on a narrative rather than the factual truth.

[@sinclairfresh1828]

Hindu extremist oh my god how can you get it wrong

[@gavingray5275]

Terrible documentary, Absolutely no mention about the partition of India. Which was Mountbattens plan, which he hoped would lead to less bloodshed as violence between the Muslims and Hindus were happening and he was trying to avoid it escalating into a civil war. So the countries of Pakistan and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) were created. And as others have mentioned, no mention of Britain BEING the only country to push the abolishment of the slave trade! The West African Squadron policed the oceans, seizing around 15000 slave ships and FREEING about 150,000 people from slavery. I am DAMN PROUD To be British. 🇬🇧

[@simetric6551]

2:14 and already a big mistake. Chocolate is not from the East. It is from America and the Spanish invented it.

[@silverado7269]

????🤥🤥🤥

[@neilnelson7603]

How can you invent something that naturally exist? Lol

[@ThebarestGuy]

spain didn't invent it, I did. I can confirm since I was there.

[@dooley-ch]

The British Empire, won by the Irish, run by the Scottish and lost by the English. Even Wellington was an Irish man, born in Dublin.

[@pinkandfluffysuperwokeblok9859]

Because he was born in Ireland does that make him Irish?

[@dooley-ch]

@@pinkandfluffysuperwokeblok9859 And every second UK General in WW2 was also Irish.

[@Pizza23333]

Well that’s rather blatantly wrong, but what do you expect from someone thinking they can condense that topic down into a single sentence?

[@UstashaMe84]

@@dooley-ch lol what a load of nonsense.

[@dooley-ch]

@@UstashaMe84 And yet every second British general in the WWII was Irish….

[@carliromano]

While slavery was not unique to the British nor were they the first to use it, what was unique was the British being the first people to go around the world ending slavery, taking money from British coffers which could have gone to British women and British children or the Irish even, and instead putting this money towards buying non-White slaves and freeing them. That is a far more objective assessment of the British as they relate to the history of slavery as it takes in to consideration the entire context of recorded world history. This analyses is so plainly slanted, seeing only the negative and none of the positive in the British, and presents the summary of the British as though there is nothing negative about non-European groups.

[@dcrass9952]

i got some rice to eat with chorizos i fried... and then i saw this.. it's going to be a good lunch!

[@tripsando5059]

Pax Britanica

[@markiv1981]

Lots of historical inaccuracies. Mahatma Gandhi was not killed by Muslim extremist. Mahatma Gandhi’s home is in Delhi not Mumbai

[@vijithvijayproductions]

Gandhi was not assassinated by a Muslim extremist. This needs to be rectified. The documentary has a critical error.

[@thomasnewton8997]

I am proud to be British Irish and polish

[@trevaudio]

British and Irish…..you can’t be both !! One is a country, the other isn’t

[@Delogros]

@@trevaudio Absolutely you can and by the way "British" and "Irish" are both not countries they are nationalitys you're getting confused and Ireland is the actual name of the country not "irish" LOL

[@chriscarrol9373]

Yes the nation that in the past gave the world many of its problems today.

[@Delogros]

Also fixed a whole bunch but meh if you want to whinge rather then take responsibility for your own failings then you carry on.

[@trevaudio]

@@Delogros Fixed what exactly ?? The problems they created in the first place ??

[@abhinavpsahay]

@FreeDocumentaryHistory this is utter misleading doc. KZbin should remove it. I dont understand why they didn't so far. India got independence in 1947 and not 1948, Gandhi was killed by an angry hindu and not muslim, and list goes on. looks like researchers didn't care to read the history book and channel not bother about it

[@user-iq3om4rf4u]

correction: Gandhi was NOT assassinated in 1948 by a "Muslim" extremist. Cant believe such a basic historical error is made.

[@3picreaper210]

This is just a biased bashing on the British empire, not giving the good that the empire gave the world