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A History of Britain by Simon Schama

Series 2

Episode 4: The Wrong Empire

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 10 months

Simon Schama traces the steps of the empire-makers, asking how a trading enterprise based on the idea of liberty became an empire built on slavery. Show more

BBC Two Northern Ireland

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