Empire

How do empires rise? Why do they fall? And how have they shaped the world around us today?


William Dalrymple and Anita Anand explore the stories, personalities and events of empire over the course of history.

History
1
The Troubles: Bloody Sunday & The British Army ...
35 min
2
The Troubles: War in the Streets of Northern Ir...
40 min
3
240. Ireland’s Fight For Freedom: The Irish Civ...
58 min
4
239. Ireland’s Fight For Freedom: The Rise of T...
57 min
5
238. Ireland’s Fight For Freedom: The Easter Ri...
51 min
6
237. The Great Famine: The Irish Exodus to Amer...
40 min
7
236. The Great Famine: The Blight Strikes Irela...
38 min
8
235. The Viceroy, The Psychopath, and The Merch...
48 min
9
234. Battle of the Boyne: Clash of Two Kings (E...
37 min
10
233. Blood and Betrayal: Oliver Cromwell's Iris...
37 min
11
Legacy: Genghis Khan
7 min
12
232. Colonising Ireland: The First Plantations ...
35 min
13
231. Colonising Ireland: Henry VIII, Elizabeth ...
35 min
14
230. Britain’s Last Colony: Trump, Brexit, and ...
35 min
15
229. Britain’s Last Colony: The Second World Wa...
29 min
16
228. The Man Who Lived A Thousand Lives: Prison...
40 min
17
227. The Man Who Lived A Thousand Lives: Taming...
31 min
18
226. The Rise and Fall of East India Company Pa...
35 min
19
225. Painting the Empire: Art of the East India...
39 min
20
224. Empire in Your Garden
41 min
21
223. Empire of Plants: From Kew Gardens to Bota...
35 min
22
222. The Downfall of the Mughals (Ep 3)
45 min
23
221. War of Succession: The Battle That Shook I...
49 min
24
220. Battle of Brothers: The Puritan vs The Mys...
40 min
25
219. Building The Taj Mahal: Love, Loss, & Sple...
45 min