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?Empire Club: Become a member of the Empire Club to receive early access to miniseries, ad-free listening, early access to li...
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Episodes (405)
392. Road To 9/11: Bin Laden vs Saudi Arabia (Part 4)
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391. Road To 9/11: The Rise of Osama Bin Laden (Part 3)
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390. Road To 9/11: The Soviet-Afghan War (Part 2)
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389. Road To 9/11: Origin of Al-Qaeda (Part 1)
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388. Viking Mythology: Thor, Ragnarok, & Jesus Christ (Ep 6)
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387. The Vikings Invade Britain (Ep 5)
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386. The Picts: Scotland’s Tattooed Warriors (Ep 4)
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385. Saint Patrick: Slave, Rebel, & Ireland’s Patron Saint (Ep 3)
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384. The Roman Invasion: Gods on Hadrian’s Wall (Ep 2)
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383. Romans vs Druids: The War For Celtic Britain (Ep 1)
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382. Empire of AI: Karen Hao On Today’s Hidden Colonialism (Ep 2)
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381. Musk, Bezos & The New East India Companies (Ep 1)
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380. Algerian Revolution: The Rise of Le Pen (Ep 6)
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379. Algerian Revolution: Black Panthers, LSD, & Nina Simone (Ep 5)
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378. Algerian Revolution: Birth of Independence (Ep 4)
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377. Algerian Revolution: The Battle of Algiers (Ep 3)
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376. Algerian Revolution: Repression and Rebellion (Ep 2)
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375. Algerian Revolution: The French Invasion (Ep 1)
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374. Ken Burns on the American Revolution and Empire
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373. The Dark Truth About Mount Rushmore
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372. The First British Indians: The Sisters Rejected By Queen Victoria (Ep 4)
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371. The First British Indians: Last Sikh In Lahore (Ep 3)
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370. The First British Indians: Saving Jews In Nazi Germany (Ep 2)
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369. The First British Indians: The Suffragette Princess (Ep 1)
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368. Ancient Egypt: The Origin of Abrahamic Religions? (Ep 7)
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367. Ancient Egypt: “Tut-mania” And Tutankhamun’s Tomb (Ep 6)
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366. Ancient Egypt: Tutankhamun The Boy King (Ep 5)
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365. Ancient Egypt: Who Was Nefertiti? (Ep 4)
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364. Ancient Egypt: The Fall of Akhenaten (Ep 3)
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363. Ancient Egypt: Destroyer Of Gods – Pharaoh Akhenaten (Ep 2)
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The Scandal That Shaped Partition: Heartbreak & Secret Deals
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362. Ancient Egypt: Great Kings of The Bronze Age (Ep 1)
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361. Louis Theroux On The Settlers, The Manosphere, & Tribalism
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The Scandal That Shaped Partition: The Affair
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360. Spice Wars: The Battle of the East India Companies (Ep 3)
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359. Spice Wars: The Birth of New York (Ep 2)
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The Scandal That Shaped Partition: The House of Mountbatten
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358. Spice Wars: The Rise of the Dutch East India Company (Ep 1)
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357. Liberator of Latin America: Revolutionary Hero Or Dictator? (Part 4)
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The Scandal That Shaped Partition: India’s First Prime Minister
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356. Liberator of Latin America: Descent Into Tyranny (Part 3)
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Should The Koh-I-Noor Be Returned? Mamdani vs King Charles III EXPLAINED
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355. Liberator of Latin America: Napoleon & The Legions of Hell (Part 2)
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354. Liberator of Latin America: Simón Bolívar vs The Spanish Empire (Part 1)
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353. Hezbollah, Hostages, & Exploding Pagers (Part 8)
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352. Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon (Part 7)
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351. Camp David: The Day Israel & Egypt Made Peace (Part 6)
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350. 1973: The Yom Kippur War & The First Oil Crisis (Part 5)
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What Is Life Like For Palestinians Under Occupation?
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What Is Life Like For Palestinians Under Occupation?
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