Empire for Sale
- Episode aired Feb 13, 2003
The fall of the British empire is usually attributed to Nationalist groups fighting for independence, yet as Niall Ferguson argues in this final program of the series, it was really due to t... Read allThe fall of the British empire is usually attributed to Nationalist groups fighting for independence, yet as Niall Ferguson argues in this final program of the series, it was really due to the crippling cost of running the empire and financing the two World Wars. He reflects on t... Read allThe fall of the British empire is usually attributed to Nationalist groups fighting for independence, yet as Niall Ferguson argues in this final program of the series, it was really due to the crippling cost of running the empire and financing the two World Wars. He reflects on the achievements and problems of the empire and concludes that in its twilight years Britai... Read all
