Empire With Michael Portillo
Empire With Michael Portillo is a TV show on Yesterday. The story of how a small island on the edge of Europe built the biggest empire. The program has been available since 2026. A total of 4 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in August 2026.
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1:00:00Empire With Michael Portillo
Michael travels to India to uncover how the British East India Company - the world's first multinational corporation - raised a private army to create an empire.
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1:00:00Michael explores how British rule led to armed rebellion in America, and a loyalty in Canada that lasted until the very end of the Empire.
1:00:00Michael travels to South Africa to explore how the lure of riches led Britain into barbaric wars, dividing the country along racial lines with devastating consequences.
1:00:00Michael visits Jamaica, the Caribbean capital of the Empire, heading to Fort Charles where the Empire enlisted the help of pirates to defend the new territory from the Spanish.