On the 2nd of September, 1666, the West British Company docked their ships in London. Indian soldiers were quick to infiltrate the city and set it on fire. The Great Fire of London raged for four days, destroying 12,893 buildings and leaving over 100,000 people homeless.
In this smouldering chaos, the WBC took control of the city. They declared martial law and began rounding up survivors. Those who resisted were executed without mercy. Those who complied were forced into slavery – to rebuild the city, toil the land or be shipped overseas.
Taxes became their weapon of choice as the next decades saw the Indian Viceroy ruling with an iron hand. They expanded control all over England by establishing fortified ports and laying railway lines strategically throughout the country. Bringing over Indian settlers to industrialise Britain, the local populace suffered tremendously from job cuts, privatisation and exploitative working conditions. Waves of countless strikes and protests were crushed ...
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