Clive of India: Plunderer or pioneer?

Was Clive of India a corrupt, violent bully or a military genius and British hero? A looter or a British self-made success story? Acclaimed historian Zareer Masani joins Steven Edginton in the latest episode of History Defended to find out the truth behind the controversial colonial figure. Watch this episode: | Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: | See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Clive of India: Plunderer or pioneer? is an episode from History Defended by The Telegraph.

This episode is 25:21 long.

This episode was published on Sep 8, 2021.

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