The true story of Robert Fortune Text by Jane Pettigrew "Fortune favors the brave!" (Latin proverb, "Audentes fortuna iuvat!") Eighteen thirty-three was a bad year for the British East India Company (EIC). The government in London removed its monopoly of the tea trade with China, and the Chinese emperor was very angry […]
The true story of Robert Fortune Text by Jane Pettigrew "Fortune favors the brave!" (Latin proverb, "Audentes fortuna iuvat!") Eighteen thirty-three was a bad year for the British East India Company (EIC).
The government in London removed its monopoly of the tea trade with China, and the Chinese emperor was very angry […]
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The true story of Robert Fortune Text by Jane Pettigrew "Fortune favors the brave!" (Latin proverb, "Audentes fortuna iuvat!") Eighteen thirty-three was a bad year for the British East India Company (EIC). The government in London removed its monopoly of the tea trade with China, and the Chinese emperor was very angry […]
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