Adventurers: The Improbable Rise of the East India Company, David Howarth

Adventurers: The Improbable Rise of the East India Company, David HowarthNew Paperback The unlikely beginnings of the East India Company from Tudor origins and rivalry with the superior Dutch to laying the groundwork for future British expansion. The East India Company was the largest commercial enterprise in British history, yet its roots in Tudor England are often overlooked. The Tudor revolution in commerce led ambitious merchants to search for new forms of investment, not least in risky overseas enterprises and for

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