Stupid History Podcast
A history podcast series featuring some extremely stupid events from the history of Colonial Bengal!
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Episodes
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
The story of a stupid battle between the Dutch and the British East India Companies in 1759 Bengal, that was over in just 30 mins.
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
The East India Company believes that every Chinese in the world shares a common "racial quality": they are all expert tea cultivators. The Company tries to use this logic to start cultivating tea in India.
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
An ego clash between Lord Cornwallis and George Washington that has repercussions 16,000 miles away!
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
How a British East India Company decision to change the flow of a river led to the destruction of their own silk emporium in Bengal.
Saturday Mar 28, 2020
Saturday Mar 28, 2020
East India Company gets Royal Permit to do tax-free trade in Bengal in 1649. What happens next?
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
The East India Company brings a ship full of thick woollen cloth to India at the height of summer in 1633 as they try to access the silk markets of Bengal.