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The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire

(solemn music) This is a film abouthow Britain transformed from a colonial power toa...

(solemn music) This is a film about
how Britain transformed from a colonial power to
a modern financial power and how this transformation has
shaped the world we live in

Full Transcript

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This is a film about how Britain transformed
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from a colonial power to a modern financial power
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and how this transformation has shaped the world we live in.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:01:48
Uploaded
Oct 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

How Britain transformed from an imperial power to a financial power.
In the days of the British Empire, the City of London - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
In the days of the British Empire, the City of London
- The City of London was the kind of beating financial heart - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
- The City of London was the kind of beating financial heart
Historians, Cain and Hopkins, called it the governor - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
Historians, Cain and Hopkins, called it the governor
All these countries in the Empire used - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:13
All these countries in the Empire used
- [Narrator] As Britain's empire declined, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
- [Narrator] As Britain's empire declined,
- [Reporter] One British Army truck is bombed, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
- [Reporter] One British Army truck is bombed,
As rioting becomes daily, more widespread on Cypress, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
As rioting becomes daily, more widespread on Cypress,
Here, a group of girls are being dispersed - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
Here, a group of girls are being dispersed
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In 1956, Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
In 1956, Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal.
- [Reporter] A new Middle East crisis arises - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:13
- [Reporter] A new Middle East crisis arises
Within hours of its expiration, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:10
Within hours of its expiration,
- [Narrator] The United States was opposed to the invasion - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
- [Narrator] The United States was opposed to the invasion
- There will be no United States involvement - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
- There will be no United States involvement
It is our hope and intent this matter will be brought - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
It is our hope and intent this matter will be brought
There, the opinion of the world can be brought to bear - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
There, the opinion of the world can be brought to bear
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The Suez crisis signified the end of Britain's role - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
The Suez crisis signified the end of Britain's role
- Following the crisis, there was a run - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
- Following the crisis, there was a run
Some people suspected the American government - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
Some people suspected the American government