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Simon Schama journeys through 5,000 years of life in the British Isles.

The secret of who we are. Simon Schama journeys through 5,000 years of life in the British Isles.

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A History of Britain by Simon Schama: Series 3: Episode 3: The Empire of Good Intentions

The Empire of Good Intentions

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Episode 3: The Empire of Good Intentions

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How the liberal politics and free-market economics of the British Empire unravelled.

How the liberal politics and free-market economics of the British Empire unravelled, leading to the potato famine in Ireland and mutiny in India.

Simon Schama looks at how the liberal politics and free-market economics of the British Empire in the 19th century unravelled, leading to the potato famine in Ireland and mutiny in India. By the early 20th century, nationalist movements around the globe had turned their back on the British 'workshop of the world'.

A History of Britain by Simon Schama: Series 3

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