The British Empire has met its match. On Friday, a new trailer debuted for the new historical thriller “Edge of the World”, starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers as the real-life Sir James Brooke.
RELATED: An Alternate History Comes To Life In ‘The Underground Railroad’ Trailer “In 1839, Brooke flees Victorian England to explore Borneo,” the official description reads. “After a pirate attack, Brooke allies with rival princes to seize a rebel fort.
To save prisoners from beheading, Brooke agrees to be crowned Rajah. James begs the Royal Navy for a steamship to fight pirates, but the British want his kingdom as a colony.
Makota’s pirates massacre Brooke’s capital, leaving James half-dead. “To save his people, he must shed Englishness and embrace the
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