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CNN Millennium, Part 8: Century of the Furnace - The Eighteenth Century
Part of the CNN Millennium ten-hour documentary which explores global events of the past 1,000 years, CNN Millennium, Pt. 8: Century of the Furnace -- The Eighteenth Century outlines pivotal points between 1700 and 1800, a period of climactic action. In this century, the Moguls in India...

Time: 60 minutes
Starring: Ben Kingsley, View All

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    Part of the CNN Millennium ten-hour documentary which explores global events of the past 1,000 years, CNN Millennium, Pt. 8: Century of the Furnace -- The Eighteenth Century outlines pivotal points between 1700 and 1800, a period of climactic action. In this century, the Moguls in India experienced their decline. Meanwhile, however, the British Empire was becoming a world power, and James Watt's steam engine sparked the all-important Industrial Revolution. Also, the small pox vaccine was discovered. Actor Ben Kingsley narrates. ~ Betsy Boyd, All Movie Guide

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