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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54. Royal African Company: Slavery Inc
37 min
152
53. Barbary Corsairs: Raiding the British isles
48 min
153
52. The Slave who Ruled
53 min
154
51. Vikings: Slavs to Slaves
48 min
155
50. Rome: A Slave Society
54 min
156
49. The Dawn of Everything
54 min
157
48. The History of Slavery
14 min
158
47. Rebels Against the Raj
38 min
159
46. The Mau Mau, the court case, and the hidden...
47 min
160
45. Successors to the Romans, progressive harem...
35 min
161
44. The Legacy of the Ottomans, Queen of the De...
42 min
162
43. The Birth of Saudi Arabia
57 min
163
42. The Fiery End of the Ottoman Empire
45 min
164
41. The Rise of Ataturk
48 min
165
40. Origins of the Israel-Palestine Conflict
46 min
166
39. Lawrence of Arabia and the Arab Revolt
56 min
167
38. Sykes-Picot: Carving up the Middle-East
57 min
168
37. The Armenian Genocide: Death Marches
34 min
169
36. The Armenian Genocide: Road to the Deportat...
39 min
170
35. Gallipoli: Death at the Cliff Edge
59 min
171
34. The Sick Man of Europe
54 min
172
33. Lady Mary: Our Woman in Constantinople
53 min
173
32. The Greatest Ottoman Adventurer
45 min
174
31. Conquering the Night: The History of Coffee
50 min
175
30. Sultanas to Slaves: Voices from the Harem
54 min