Channel 5 - Portillo's Empire Journey (2020) Part 4 The US and Canada

Michael Portillo tells the story of how a small island on the edge of Europe built the biggest empire the world has ever seen.

Part 4 The US and Canada

Michael explores how British rule led to armed rebellion in the USA, and a loyalty in Canada that lasted until the very end of the Empire. On Long Island, Michael visits The Brewster House, a former tavern where British soldiers met and talked freely during the Revolutionary War, unaware that it was run by George Washington's Culper Spy Ring. He also calls in at Fort Niagara, where he learns how the native peoples of North America saw their tribes and families torn apart as they picked sides, shedding blood on behalf of either the crown or the patriots.

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