{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Maharaja Who Broke Rolls-Royce","description":"In the 1920s, one of the world\u2019s most prestigious luxury brands found itself humiliated by an insult it never saw coming. The story centers on Maharaja Jai Singh II and Rolls-Royce\u2014a clash between colonial arrogance and royal revenge that became the stuff of legend. According to the tale, the Maharaja visited a Rolls-Royce showroom in London dressed modestly, only to be ignored or disrespected by staff who failed to recognize him. In response, he allegedly purchased several Rolls-Royce cars and sent them back to India to be used as garbage collectors\u2014turning symbols of luxury into municipal trash wagons. SUPPORT THE SHOW:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/c\/HistoryShortsPodcast ADVERTISE:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.historyshortspodcast.com\/advertise&amp;nbsp; LEARN MORE:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.historyshortspodcast.com\/ SPONSORED BY:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.podcastrepublic.net\/get-it-now&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"History Shorts","author_url":"https:\/\/www.historyshortspodcast.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41251330\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/201831440"}