Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Trade monopolies, Former monopolies

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HistoryChartered companies16th century in Europe, 15th century in Europe, 14th century in EuropeBritish East India CompanyColonial Indian companiesDefunct companies of the United Kingdom, Age of SailEarly modern history of GermanyFormer confederationsHistory of foreign trade in ChinaHistory of international trade

  1. The Dutch East India Company

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Dutch East India Company, which dominated the Asian spice trade in the 17th century and is sometimes called the first multinational corporation.

    3 March 2016

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    Featuring: Anne Goldgar, Chris Nierstrasz, Helen Paul

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    HistoryChartered companiesColonial Indian companiesTrade monopolies, Former monopolies

  2. The East India Company

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the powerful private trading company that redrew the map of India, built an empire and reinvented the fashions and the foodstuffs of Britain.

    26 June 2003

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    Featuring: Huw Bowen, Linda Colley, Maria Misra

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    HistoryChartered companiesColonial Indian companiesBritish East India CompanyHistory of foreign trade in ChinaTrade monopolies, Former monopoliesDefunct companies of the United Kingdom, Age of Sail

  3. The Hanseatic League

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Hanseatic League or Hansa which dominated North European and Baltic trade in the medieval period.

    1 February 2024

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    Featuring: Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz, Georg Christ, Sheilagh Ogilvie

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    HistoryFormer confederationsEarly modern history of GermanyHistory of international tradeTrade monopolies, Former monopolies16th century in Europe, 15th century in Europe, 14th century in Europe