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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203. Captain Hook, Peter Pan & The Dark Side of...
38 min
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202. Long John Silver: The Truth Behind Treasur...
38 min
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201. The Raj at War
34 min
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200. The East India Company’s Global Manhunt
40 min
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199. Robbing the World’s Wealthiest Dynasty
37 min
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198. The Pirate Trial of the Century
37 min
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197. The Pirate Hunter
37 min
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196. Blackbeard’s Reign of Terror
37 min
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195. Blackbeard & the Pirates of the Caribbean
36 min
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194. Empire of Numbers: Fibonacci and the Birth...
36 min
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193. Empire of Numbers: The Indian Origin of Ar...
40 min
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192. Native American Chiefs, the Founding of Ca...
35 min
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191. Slave, Slaver, Abolitionist: Three Scots i...
39 min
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190. Rags to Riches: The Scots in India
47 min
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189. Culloden: Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Last Stand
57 min
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188. Bonnie Prince Charlie: The Young Pretender
48 min
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187. The Birth of Britain
49 min
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186. Scotland: A Nation in Crisis
50 min
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185. The God Kings of Angkor Wat
50 min
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184. The Buddhist Merlin
30 min
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183. The Poet Kings: Taking Hinduism to Southea...
45 min
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182. The Lady Macbeth of China
48 min
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181. The Dragon Empress: China’s Game of Thrones
30 min
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180. Gold & God: Connecting India & Ancient Rome
37 min
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179. The Golden Road: Rise of the Indosphere
38 min