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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41. The Rise of Ataturk
48 min
302
40. Origins of the Israel-Palestine Conflict
46 min
303
39. Lawrence of Arabia and the Arab Revolt
56 min
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38. Sykes-Picot: Carving up the Middle-East
57 min
305
37. The Armenian Genocide: Death Marches
34 min
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36. The Armenian Genocide: Road to the Deportat...
39 min
307
35. Gallipoli: Death at the Cliff Edge
59 min
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34. The Sick Man of Europe
54 min
309
33. Lady Mary: Our Woman in Constantinople
53 min
310
32. The Greatest Ottoman Adventurer
45 min
311
31. Conquering the Night: The History of Coffee
50 min
312
30. Sultanas to Slaves: Voices from the Harem
54 min
313
29. The Tudors and the Turks
50 min
314
28. The Battle of Lepanto
46 min
315
27. The Siege of Cyprus
38 min
316
26. Suspicion and Sorrow in Suleiman's Court
36 min
317
25. Suleiman the Magnificent
40 min
318
24. The Fall of Constantinople
60 min
319
23. The First of the Ottomans
36 min
320
22. Byzantium and the Rise of the Turks
43 min
321
21. The Ottoman Empire
5 min
322
20. Nationhood, the Indian constitution, and th...
36 min
323
19. Federal India, indentured labour, and naked...
44 min
324
18. The Empire Implodes
49 min
325
17. Rishi Sunak's Ancestry: Indians in East Africa
50 min