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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The Scandal That Shaped Partition: The Affair
5 min
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360. Spice Wars: The Battle of the East India C...
52 min
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359. Spice Wars: The Birth of New York (Ep 2)
50 min
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The Scandal That Shaped Partition: The House of...
4 min
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358. Spice Wars: The Rise of the Dutch East Ind...
48 min
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357. Liberator of Latin America: Revolutionary ...
39 min
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The Scandal That Shaped Partition: India’s Firs...
7 min
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356. Liberator of Latin America: Descent Into T...
38 min
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Should The Koh-I-Noor Be Returned? Mamdani vs K...
27 min
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355. Liberator of Latin America: Napoleon & The...
40 min
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354. Liberator of Latin America: Simón Bolívar ...
32 min
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353. Hezbollah, Hostages, & Exploding Pagers (P...
55 min
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352. Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon (Part 7)
48 min
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351. Camp David: The Day Israel & Egypt Made Pe...
50 min
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350. 1973: The Yom Kippur War & The First Oil C...
38 min
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What Is Life Like For Palestinians Under Occupa...
33 min
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349. Occupation of The West Bank (Part 4)
45 min
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348. How 1967 Changed The Middle East Forever (...
50 min
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Jung Chang On Life Under Mao & Being Banned Fro...
18 min
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347. The Six Day War (Part 2)
47 min
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346. From Suez To The Palestinian Liberation Or...
36 min
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345. Chairman Mao: The Cultural Revolution (Ep 6)
45 min
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344. Chairman Mao: The Great Leap Forward (Ep 5)
45 min
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Christiane Amanpour On Iran & Trump’s Miscalcul...
32 min
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343. Lebanon: Hezbollah, Israel, & Fifty Years ...
48 min