Ranked #2 of 4 in Season 2•+0.5 vs season avg
How did a people who thought themselves free end up subjugating so much of the world, a nation with such a distrust of armies become the greatest military power on Earth, an empire of the free become an empire of slaves?Britons took the flag across
Simon Schama
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Michael Kitchen
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Lindsay Duncan
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Simon Schama
Writer
Ian Bremner
Director
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"The Wrong Empire (1750 - 1800)" is episode 4 of A History of Britain season 2. It scored 8.0/10 from 1 votes, ranking #2 of 4 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Ian Bremner and written by Simon Schama, it aired on May 29, 2001.
