The unlikely beginnings of the East India Company—from Tudor
origins and rivalry with the superior Dutch—to laying the
groundwork for future British expansion The East India Company was
the largest commercial enterprise in British history, yet its roots
in Tudor England are often overlooked. The Tudor revolution in
commerce led ambitious merchants to search for new forms of
investment, not least in risky overseas enterprises—and for these
“adventurers” the most profitable bet of all would be on the
Company. Through a host of stories and fascinating details, David
Howarth brings to life the Company’s way of doing business—from
the leaky ships and petty seafarers of its embattled early days to
later sweeping commercial success. While the Company’s efforts
met with disappointment in Japan, they sowed the seeds of success
in India, setting the outline for what would later become the Raj.
Drawing on an abundance of sources, Howarth shows how competition
from European powers was vital to success—and considers whether
the Company was truly “English” at all, or rather part of a
Europe-wide movement.
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