Empire

The rise and fall of empires, rulers, and the events that shaped world history.

William Dalrymple and Anita Anand explore the intricate stories of revolutions, imperial wars, and the people who built and lost empires.

From the British Empire to the Ottomans to Ancient India, history is shaped by power struggles and territorial conquests. How does it continue to affect the world today?

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History
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58. Dr Johnson's Black Heir
43 min
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57. Tacky's Revolt: An Atlantic Slave War
42 min
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56. Tacky's Revolt: Causes of the Rebellion
46 min
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55. The Fall of the Royal African Company
44 min
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54. Royal African Company: Slavery Inc
37 min
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53. Barbary Corsairs: Raiding the British isles
48 min
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52. The Slave who Ruled
53 min
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51. Vikings: Slavs to Slaves
48 min
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50. Rome: A Slave Society
54 min
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49. The Dawn of Everything
54 min
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48. The History of Slavery
14 min
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47. Rebels Against the Raj
38 min
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46. The Mau Mau, the court case, and the hidden...
47 min
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45. Successors to the Romans, progressive harem...
35 min
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44. The Legacy of the Ottomans, Queen of the De...
42 min
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43. The Birth of Saudi Arabia
57 min
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42. The Fiery End of the Ottoman Empire
45 min
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41. The Rise of Ataturk
48 min
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40. Origins of the Israel-Palestine Conflict
46 min
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39. Lawrence of Arabia and the Arab Revolt
56 min
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38. Sykes-Picot: Carving up the Middle-East
57 min
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37. The Armenian Genocide: Death Marches
34 min
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36. The Armenian Genocide: Road to the Deportat...
39 min
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35. Gallipoli: Death at the Cliff Edge
59 min
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34. The Sick Man of Europe
54 min