Empire

The rise and fall of empires, rulers, 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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101. Salamis: Athens’ Revenge
45 min
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100. Thermopylae: Xerxes, Leonidas, and the 300
50 min
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99. Marathon and the Rise of Greece
41 min
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98. Darius the Great: Ruling from India to the ...
47 min
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97. Cyrus the Great: Building the First Superpower
51 min
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96. Empires of Iran
5 min
182
95. The History of Putin's War
50 min
183
Welcome to the Empire Club
11 min
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94. The Bloody History of Russia & Ukraine
48 min
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93. Murdering the Romanovs: The End of a Dynasty
43 min
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92. Killing Rasputin
44 min
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91. Lenin and The Rise of the Bolsheviks
57 min
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90. The Russian Revolution: Overthrowing the Tsar
52 min
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89. The Final Act of the Great Game
54 min
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88. The Russo-Japanese War: Asia Strikes Back
46 min
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87. Tolstoy: War and the Russian Empire
51 min
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86. Crushing the Khans: Russia Seizes the Centr...
42 min
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85. The Russian Conquest of America
50 min
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84. A Tale of Two Nurses: Seacole & Nightingale
50 min
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83. The Charge of the Light Brigade
46 min
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82. Crimea: The War on Repeat
55 min
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81. The Graveyard of Empires
50 min
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80. 1842: The Retreat from Kabul
46 min
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79. Invading Afghanistan: The Return of a King
51 min
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78. The Battle of the Spies
46 min