"Reversals of Fortune in the Tea Industry"
Part XII: Robert Clive Secures
Bengal for the EIC
originally published by UPTON TEA IMPORTS © William Ukers referred to the British East India Company (EIC) as the Frankenstein of commerce. It had its own constitution, its own coinage, a private army that could acquire territory and make war, and a judicial arm to prosecute civil and criminal transgressions. At times it was difficult to distinguish between EIC objectives and that of the Crown. At other times, the Frankenstein monster raged out of control, with factors in India at odds with the EIC in London, who were equally at odds with the Crown. The story of the EIC in India exemplifies this state. ENJOY READING THIS WONDERFUL ARTICLE