Empire: World History

The rise and fall of empires 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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129. Ashoka: The Great Buddhist Emperor of India
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128. The Life of the Buddha
52 min
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127. Inventing Curry: The British Taste for India
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126. Punch & Chilli: The East India Company at ...
48 min
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125. The Origin of the Houthis
53 min
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124. Saddam Hussein vs The Ayatollah
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123. Hezbollah: The Party of God
44 min
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122. Iran & Saudi Arabia: The Rivalry that Spli...
47 min
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121. The Fall of the Shah of Shahs
48 min
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120. The Iranian Revolution: The Rise of Ayatol...
38 min
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119. The Last Shah
48 min
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118. Iran's First Revolution
53 min
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117. Nader Shah: The Sword of Persia
52 min
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116. Isfahan: The City of Dreams
49 min
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115. The Great Conversion: How Iran became Shia
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114. The Persian Renaissance
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113. Timur: Scourge of God
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112. Ferdowsi: How One Poet Saved Persian Civil...
53 min
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111. Shackleton: The Hero of Antarctica
35 min
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110. Antarctica: The Continent that wouldn’t be...
40 min
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109. The Endeavour: Into the Unknown
41 min
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108. The Endeavour & the Great Southern Continent
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107. China's Greatest Admiral: The Story of Zhe...
39 min
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106. The Rise of Islam
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105. The Last Great War of Antiquity
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