Britannia

The history of empire A British bulldog answers his mistresss call He tacks down the Union Jack to cover the British Isles then begins playing with a small ball thats the world At first its innocent play The dog discovers tea in India then the dog shakes gold out of Africa Gradually innocence gives way to more and more ferocious play with the ball We see terrorized women and children as the dog becomes an enslaving potentate Harmless English archetypes benefit from colonial riches Then the world begins to grow and the dog changes too from bulldog to effete lap dog