

2025 · 1 season · 59m · ★ 4.7
How did a small island once rule over a quarter of the world's population? This shared history still shapes us today - and billions of people are part of its story.
Start from S1E1 · Episode 1
E12025 · 59m · ★ 3.3
David Olusoga tells the story of the British Empire, from its origins under Elizabeth I to the establishment of colonies in America, the Caribbean and India.
E22025 · 59m · ★ 2.0
David Olusoga reveals how the loss of the American colonies led to the colonisation of Australia and how the Indian indenture system was established.
E32025 · 59m · ★ 2.0
David Olusoga reveals how the Empire reached its maximum size after the First World War but within a generation had begun to collapse, as he uncovers the story of decolonisation.

History 101
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