A History of Britain

Season 3 Episode 3: The Empire of Good Intentions (1830 - 1925)

The British Empire promised peace, stability and prosperity but in Ireland and India it coincided with violence and famine. The programme examines the origins of agonies which continue to resonate today, and how political justice failed to feature in the administration of the time. As Victorian prime ministers, Gladstone and Disraeli promoted very different visions of Empire, but despite their lofty ideals, Schama observes how 'common humanity was sacrificed to the fetish of the market'.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

3

Episodes:

15

Actor:

Simon Schama, Michael Kitchen, Lindsay Duncan

Quality:

HD

Status:

Ended

First Air:

2000

IMDb:

8.5