248. Victorian Narcos: Sex, Drugs, & The Opium Agency (Ep 2)

248. Victorian Narcos: Sex, Drugs, & The Opium Agency (Ep 2)

How did Britain create a violent monopoly on opium production in India in the 1700s? What was the Opium Agency? Why did Chinese elites use opium during sex? Anita and William discuss how the East India Company competed with other traders to sell Indian opium to China despite it being outlawed… _____________ Empire Club: Become a member of the Empire Club to receive early access to miniseries, ad-free listening, early access to live show tickets, bonus episodes, book discounts, our exclusive newsletter, and access to our members’ chatroom on Discord! Head to empirepoduk.com to sign up. For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com. Email: empire@goalhanger.com Instagram: @empirepoduk Blue Sky: @empirepoduk X: @empirepoduk Assistant Producer: Becki Hills Producer: Anouska Lewis Senior Producer: Callum Hill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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68. The Long Death of Slavery

68. The Long Death of Slavery

Emancipations are never clean, they don't happen overnight. Instead, they are long, drawn-out, messy processes that leave many still oppressed. Listen as William and Anita are joined by Kris Manjapra ...

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67. Slavery's Demise

67. Slavery's Demise

The slave trade has been abolished, but the number of slaves within the British Empire remains colossal. Thomas Fowell Buxton, the Elephant, has taken the mantle of leadership from William Wilberforce...

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66. Wilberforce and the Fight for Freedom

66. Wilberforce and the Fight for Freedom

The abolition movement is growing in Britain, at its helm are two men. William Wilberforce leads the campaign in parliament and Thomas Clarkson powers it from the grassroots. Their combined might will...

18 Heinä 202355min

65. When the Enslaved Took on Napoleon

65. When the Enslaved Took on Napoleon

Napoleon is emperor of France. Having consolidated his rule at home, he starts to look abroad and to the re-institution of slavery. His eyes set upon Haiti, where Toussaint L’Ouverture, the Black Spar...

13 Heinä 202351min

64. The Black Spartacus

64. The Black Spartacus

'A courageous chief only is wanted. Where is he, that great man whom nature owes to her vexed, oppressed and tormented children? Where is he? He will appear, doubt it not; he will come forth and raise...

11 Heinä 202348min

63. Creating Sierra Leone: The Land of the Free

63. Creating Sierra Leone: The Land of the Free

These former slaves have fought valiantly for the British and have been promised a new life. With things not working out in North America, eyes turn toward Africa. Could their homeland, from which the...

6 Heinä 202344min

62. When Slaves Fought for the British Empire

62. When Slaves Fought for the British Empire

The Boston Tea Party has occurred. War has broken out on the American continent. The British need to bolster their forces to keep hold of the 13 colonies, but to whom do they turn? Their own slaves. L...

4 Heinä 202349min

61. The Black Abolitionist

61. The Black Abolitionist

Olaudah Equiano: slave, free man, captive, abolitionist, public figure, entrepreneur, successful author, family man. His life is one of the most extraordinary tales of ups and down, with more happenin...

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