Yeah...that was the kind of stuff I was referring...the India Trading Companies were extensions of the British Government and was the fundamental stone in the British Empire, as it was a capitalistic (merchantilist at the time the film is passed...which I think is in the 17th century) empire. And the British empire was almost invincible on the seas, having the biggest armada ever. They only lost their soberany over the seas at the beggining of the 20th century, when the Germans developed an equal sized and powerful armada. But if you want to learn more about the british armada, Admiral Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar are a good place to start (the British had 27 ships against 33 from the French and Spain - who had the biggest ship in world, with 4 levels of cannons on each side of the ship - and through some great maneuvers tactics and efficiency, anihilated the enemy fleet, although Nelson died during the battle)