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SCOUT· 28%44m·2025-04-21·History248. Victorian Narcos: Sex, Drugs, & The Opium Agency (Ep 2)
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How did Britain create a violent monopoly on opium production in India in the 1700s? What was the Opium Agency? Why did Chinese elites use opium during sex? Anita and William discuss how the East India Company competed with other traders to sell Indian opium to China despite it being outlawed… _____________ Empire…
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