About this episode
Fortune, fraud, and the fall of empires. Dr Elizabeth Cross joins Grey History to uncover the turbulent history of the French East India Company.
From royal privilege to revolutionary scandal, this episode traces how the troubled company became a symbol of greed and speculation. Often compared to its more successful rival, we’ll also touch on the challenges faced by the British East India Company and examine trade relations with the young United States. Discover the wild history of this forgotten enterprise and how its corruption helped to implode the Jacobin Republic.
Dr Cross is the author of Company Politics: Commerce, Scandal, and French Visions of Indian Empire in the Revolutionary Era.
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Grey History: The French Revolution and Napoleon is a podcast dedicated to exploring the complexities of our history. By examining both the experiences of contemporaries and the conclusions of historians, G
