How a Company Turned Into Its Own Country (Kind of)
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Oct 31, 2025 15:02
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The Hudson’s Bay Company wasn’t just a fur-trading business - it ruled half of what is now Canada like a private country. From its royal charter by King Charles II, its rivalry with the North West Company, to its monopoly over Rupert’s Land, this corporate empire helped create the very foundation of modern Canada. In this video, we explore how a 17th-century company grew into a de facto state, governed millions of square kilometers, and later transferred its vast territories to form Canada’s Dominion in 1870.
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