00.00– 02.40
Introduction to how the empire was dependent on emigration from Britain to the colonies.
02.41 – 06.14
Niall visits modern-day Ulster in Ireland, Britain's first colony.
06.15 – 16.46
The first British settlers in Virginia and New England, and the system of indenture that produced 'white slaves'.
16.47 – 21.44
The use of African slaves in the Caribbean and the USA.
21.45 – 24.55
Slave rebellions in Jamaica and how the British used the Maroons.
24.56 – 36.01
The causes and consequences of the American War of Independence.
36.02 – 44.29
How Australia changed from a colony for convicts to being one the most loyal areas in the British empire.
44.30 – 47.50
Summary of issues covered in the programme.
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