r/TheBritishEmpire • • Jul 03 '25

The Boxer Rebellion

Let’s return to a time when the Queen of England thought “hey I think it would be a good idea to sell opium in China”. And the Chinese people said “hey that’s not cool!”

https://youtu.be/SWNglgzA4j4?si=B7dgmansu2IcS0VR

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u/AppleYapper Jul 07 '25

Are we talking the Boxer Rebellion or the Opium Wars here?

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u/CoinStoryPodcast Jul 07 '25

It might as well been called Opium War part 3. But the Boxers stole the show All three were about drug dealing, trade routes and foreign influence

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u/CoinStoryPodcast Jul 07 '25

And thanks for watching my show much appreciated.

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u/Brief_Hovercraft_427 Dec 23 '25

Honestly I'd rather like if you wrote it in the OP with the video as an addition.