216. Seeds of British India: England’s First Ambassador to the Mughal Court

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360. Spice Wars: The Battle of the East India Companies (Ep 3)

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359. Spice Wars: The Birth of New York (Ep 2)

What drove the Dutch to employ samurai mercenaries to commit horrifying genocides in the Banda Islands? Why were European powers willing to torture and kill just to control the global supply of a dried seed? How did a peace treaty trade a spice island for Manhattan, giving birth ...  Show more

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