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Welcome to the British Empire. This video takes an epic tour through centuries of change, resistance and violence, meeting key figures who played important roles in this turbulent era.

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0:08 - Introduction
0:39 - Queen Elizabeth I & Francis Drake
1:17 - Atlantic slave trade
1:56 - Pocahontas
2:36 - Nanny of the Maroons
3:15 - Cornwallis vs. Washington (American Revolutionary War)
4:02 - Cornwallis vs. Tipu Sultan (Mysore, India)
4:22 - Cornwallis vs. Wolfe Tone (Ireland)
4:56 - Olaudah Equiano
5:32 - Woollarawarre Bennelong
6:12 - Queen Victoria
6:32 - Cecil Rhodes
6:46 - Gandhi in South Africa
7:24 - World War One
8:14 - Gandhi monologue

Thank you for watching 'History of the British Empire (in One Take)' by History Bombs.

CAST
Presenters: Chris Hobbs & Nelufar Hedayat
British Soldier/George Washington: Barnaby Jago
Captain/Earl Cornwallis: Guy Kelly
Queen Elizabeth I: Katy Schutte
Francis Drake: Tom Tokley
Pocahontas: Charlie Esquér
Nanny of the Maroons: Nataylia Roni
Tipu Sultan/WW1 Soldier: Sam Sharma
Wolfe Tonne: Louis Ellis
Olaudah Equiano/WW1 Soldier/Windrush arrival: Jacob Bukasa
Woollarawarre Bennelong: Tarik Frimpong
Queen Victoria: Amy Cooke-Hodgson
Cecil Rhodes: Tom Crowley
MK Gandhi: Ram Gupta

CREW
Script: Dylan Townley & Chris Hobbs
Historical Consultant: Shalina Patel
Director: Ellie Rogers
Assistant Director: Dylan Townley
Colour Grade: Jack Kibbey Newman
Steadicam Operator: Yiannis Manolopoulos
Focus Puller: Matt Farrant
Production & Casting: Chris Hobbs
Dresser: Eliandro Monteiro
Hair & Makeup: Seunghee Yoo
Unit Stills: Matthew Towers
BTS Video: Tristan James
Costumes: History in the Making & Angels
Location: Cutty Sark, Greenwich, London

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