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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178. The Vietnam War: Nixon, Vietnamisation, an...
51 min
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177. The Vietnam War: Lyndon Johnson, Americani...
53 min
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176. The Vietnam War: The Rise of Ho Chi Minh
58 min
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175. The CIA vs Fidel Castro
50 min
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174. The Cuban Revolution
53 min
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173. The Korean War: Dividing the Peninsula
47 min
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172. The Birth of North Korea
43 min
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171. The Bengal Famine: Chaos in Calcutta
40 min
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170. The Bengal Famine: A Disaster on the Horizon
40 min
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169. Freedom Fighters Betrayed: Colonising the ...
38 min
36
168. Teddy Roosevelt Takes on the Old World
47 min
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167. Paradise Lost: The Taking of Hawaii
44 min
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166. How To Hide An Empire
36 min
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165. A Massacre at Dawn
47 min
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164. How the West was Won: The Truth Behind the...
46 min
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163. The Tattooed Girl: From Mormon to Native ...
39 min
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162. The Oregon Trail & the Gold Rush
43 min
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161. The Trail of Tears
37 min
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160. Native Nations vs Thomas Jefferson
43 min
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159. The American Revolution: Building The New ...
35 min
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158. The American Revolution: Life, Liberty & T...
55 min
47
157. The American Revolution: The Shot Heard Ar...
47 min
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156. The American Revolution: No Taxation Witho...
44 min
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155. The Founding Fathers: Benjamin Franklin (E...
36 min
50
154. The Founding Fathers: John Adams (Ep 4)
27 min