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A Short Story about EIC
Jun 08 , 2022
3.5 billion. That’s the number of pages returned today for a Google search of The East India Company. It’s also approximately the number of people ...
A Typical Day at Sea?
Jun 08 , 2022
The East India Company was one of England’s most powerful trading companies. It shipped goods in great quantities from Asia to England, such as val...
The Coat of Arms
Jun 08 , 2022
The original East India Company was honoured by being granted a Coat of Arms by HM Queen Elizabeth I. It was given as a symbol of her confidence in...
What caused the Boston Tea Party?
Jun 08 , 2022
The East India Company was in trouble. In the mid-18th century, the Company was in debt and sat on huge stocks of tea in London. The British Parlia...
Tiger of Mysore
Jun 08 , 2022
The loss of the colonies in America led to national self-reflection and a new feeling of intolerance to what was now perceived as corrupt practices...
Cornwallis receives The Tiger of Mysore’s Sons
Jun 08 , 2022
Robert Home’s oil painting of Lord Cornwallis, Governor General of India, receiving the Mysore hostages in 1792 reflects a new British zeitgeist in...
Leadenhall: From East India to Lloyds of London
Jun 08 , 2022
In the early days, The East India Co. lodged around London, but something more grand was soon appropriate. Craven House on Leadenhall Street was bo...
Dumping Tea in Boston Harbour
Jun 08 , 2022
Marking a pivotal moment in American history, The Boston Tea Party of 1773 is inextricably linked to The East India Company. Our Signature Caddy ‘B...
