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
203. Captain Hook, Peter Pan & The Dark Side of...
38 min
2
202. Long John Silver: The Truth Behind Treasur...
38 min
3
201. The Raj at War
34 min
4
200. The East India Company’s Global Manhunt
40 min
5
199. Robbing the World’s Wealthiest Dynasty
37 min
6
198. The Pirate Trial of the Century
37 min
7
197. The Pirate Hunter
37 min
8
196. Blackbeard’s Reign of Terror
37 min
9
195. Blackbeard & the Pirates of the Caribbean
36 min
10
194. Empire of Numbers: Fibonacci and the Birth...
36 min
11
193. Empire of Numbers: The Indian Origin of Ar...
40 min
12
192. Native American Chiefs, the Founding of Ca...
35 min
13
191. Slave, Slaver, Abolitionist: Three Scots i...
39 min
14
190. Rags to Riches: The Scots in India
47 min
15
189. Culloden: Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Last Stand
57 min
16
188. Bonnie Prince Charlie: The Young Pretender
48 min
17
187. The Birth of Britain
49 min
18
186. Scotland: A Nation in Crisis
50 min
19
185. The God Kings of Angkor Wat
50 min
20
184. The Buddhist Merlin
30 min
21
183. The Poet Kings: Taking Hinduism to Southea...
45 min
22
182. The Lady Macbeth of China
48 min
23
181. The Dragon Empress: China’s Game of Thrones
30 min
24
180. Gold & God: Connecting India & Ancient Rome
37 min
25
179. The Golden Road: Rise of the Indosphere
38 min