This unique and lively history show delves into some of the world's most important political, social and cultural events and the intriguing personalities behind them.
Presented by Dr Patrick Geoghegan of Trinity College Dublin, Talking History unravels the gritty, sometimes uncomfortable, side of our past, and what we can learn from it.
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The East India Company: A History
This week Patrick an a team of historians, economists, researchers and biographers discuss the rise and fall of the East India Company. Joining Patrick on the panel were: Dr Kate O' Malley, Managing Editor of the Royal Irish Academy's Dictionary of Irish Biography, Dr Nick Robins, Professor in Practice for Sustainable Finance, the Grantham Research Institute, London and the author of 'The Corporation that Changed the World: How the East India Company Shaped the Modern Multinational', Dr John McAleer, Associate Professor in History at the University of Southhampton, Dr Richard Bourke, Kings College London and John Keay, historian and the author of 'The Honorable Company: A History of the English East India Company'.