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
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221. War of Succession: The Battle That Shook I...
49 min
2
220. Battle of Brothers: The Puritan vs The Mys...
40 min
3
219. Building The Taj Mahal: Love, Loss, & Sple...
45 min
4
218. Creator of The Taj Mahal: Shah Jahan’s Ris...
38 min
5
217. Zebras and Zodiacs: Jahangir’s Art Revolut...
45 min
6
216. Seeds of British India: England’s First Am...
51 min
7
215. Jahangir: A World of Light And Darkness
42 min
8
214. The Empire of Frankincense & Myrrh
41 min
9
213. How Three Wise Men Became Three Kings
39 min
10
212. Who Were The Three Wise Men?
39 min
11
211. A Beautiful World: The Art of Akbar
44 min
12
210. Akbar the Great: Revolutionising Religious...
39 min
13
209. Akbar the Great
44 min
14
208. Humayun Reconquers India
48 min
15
207. The Stargazing Hippie vs The Lion King
31 min
16
Introducing... The Rest Is Classified
14 min
17
206. Babur: Guns, Gardens & Diamonds
37 min
18
205. Babur: The Taking of Delhi
39 min
19
204. Babur: The First Mughal Emperor
47 min
20
203. Captain Hook, Peter Pan & The Dark Side of...
38 min
21
202. Long John Silver: The Truth Behind Treasur...
38 min
22
201. The Raj at War
34 min
23
200. The East India Company’s Global Manhunt
40 min
24
199. Robbing the World’s Wealthiest Dynasty
37 min
25
198. The Pirate Trial of the Century
37 min