The 274 year history of The British East India Company is incredible.  There are heroes, villains, celebrities, and underdogs in the best stories and this is no exception. The extreme - power, gluttony, deception, corruption, royal connections and unlikely global alliances is unlike any other. Its corporate structure is the model for all joint stock companies to this day; it founded the cities of Calcutta, Bombay, Penang, Singapore, New York and Hong Kong; it hired Captain Kidd to combat piracy. It also created British India, caused the Boston Tea party and kept Napoleon captive. Our own Keith Hockton is the leading expert on this colourful company, having spent a decade passionately following the minute details of their history. His talks are entertaining and insightful and standing room only across the globe. So pour yourself a cuppa, and join Keith and Nikki as they reveal why the British East India Company is the most successful company of all time - bar none.

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