At its peak, the company employed a third of the British workforce and was responsible for a huge tranche of global trade.
I knew it was big, but a third of the British workforce? That's insane.
Anyway, I welcome the East India Company back. I realise it has almost nothing in common with the original entity, but I personally might buy their tea if it becomes available here, just for the illicit non-PC pro-colonialism thrill.
I knew it was big, but a third of the British workforce? That's insane.
Anyway, I welcome the East India Company back. I realise it has almost nothing in common with the original entity, but I personally might buy their tea if it becomes available here, just for the illicit non-PC pro-colonialism thrill.