A corporation with more forts, governors and territory than most nations, this is the story of the Hudson's Bay Company. Founded to trade in beaver pelts, it became a de facto government across millions of square kilometres in Canada. It's a tale of how profit, empire and indigenous knowledge reshaped a continent.
Stephen R. Bown, author of 'The Company', takes us from the rogue explorers who kickstarted it all through to the corporate takeover that ended it.
Produced by James Hickmann and edited by Dougal Patmore.
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