360. Spice Wars: The Battle of the East India Companies (Ep 3)
5/17/202655 min
What caused the mighty Dutch East India Company to plummet from immense Golden Age wealth to total bankruptcy? Who was ‘Peter Pepper’, and how did his stolen plants end the VOC's spice monopoly? And how did a tiny Caribbean island spark the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War simply by saluting the American flag? Get the entire Dutch Empire miniseries early and ad-free by joining the Empire Club at empirepoduk.com In Episode 3 of our series on the VOC, William and Anita are joined by Dutch anthropologist and historian Michael Bass to explore the staggering collapse of the Dutch East India Company. They discuss the greatest commercial reversal in history, as the English East India Company transformed into a powerful corporate state, while the mighty VOC went completely bankrupt. For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com. Email: empire@goalhanger.com Instagram: @empirepoduk Blue Sky: @empirepoduk X: @empirepoduk Assistant Producer: Imogen Marriott Social Producer: Charlie Johnson Producer: Anouska Lewis Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsWilliam Dalrymple· Host0:00
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Edwina Mountbatten died in the jungles of Borneo. The year was 1960, and she was all alone. Well, alone I say, except she was surrounded by letters, and they weren't letters, as you might think, from her husband, Louis Mountbatten, the last