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 (406)
155. The Founding Fathers: Benjamin Franklin (Ep 5)
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154. The Founding Fathers: John Adams (Ep 4)
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153. The Founding Fathers: Alexander Hamilton (Ep 3)
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152. The Founding Fathers: Thomas Jefferson (Ep 2)
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151. The Founding Fathers: George Washington (Ep 1)
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150. Worlds Colliding: Seizing Settlers in New England
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149. Pocahontas: Kidnapped in Virginia
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148. America: The Empire of Liberty
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147. Queen Victoria: Empress of India (Ep 4)
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146. Queen Victoria: The Empire on Which the Sun Never Sets (Ep 3)
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145. Victoria & Albert (Ep 2)
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144. The Making of Queen Victoria (Ep 1)
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143. Isabella of Castile: The Spanish Inquisition, the Conquest of Granada, and...
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142. Isabella of Castile: Uniting Spain
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141. Nur Jahan: The Most Powerful Mughal Woman
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140. Nur Jahan: The Light of the World
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139. Mrs Genghis Khan
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138. The Graceful Reed: Ruling the Islamic Empire
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137. Empress Theodora: Making Heaven on Earth
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136. Empress Theodora: From the Brothel to the Throne
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135. Helena: Queen of the World and Finder of the One True Cross
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134. Cleopatra: The Would-Be Empress of Rome
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133. Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile
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132. Journey to Nalanda and the Library of Jewels
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131. Buddhism Goes to China
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130. India meets Rome: Making the Image of the Buddha
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129. Ashoka: The Great Buddhist Emperor of India
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128. The Life of the Buddha
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127. Inventing Curry: The British Taste for India
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126. Punch & Chilli: The East India Company at the Table
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125. The Origin of the Houthis
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124. Saddam Hussein vs The Ayatollah
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123. Hezbollah: The Party of God
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122. Iran & Saudi Arabia: The Rivalry that Split the Islamic World
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121. The Fall of the Shah of Shahs
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120. The Iranian Revolution: The Rise of Ayatollah Khomeini
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119. The Last Shah
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118. Iran's First Revolution
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117. Nader Shah: The Sword of Persia
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116. Isfahan: The City of Dreams
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115. The Great Conversion: How Iran became Shia
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114. The Persian Renaissance
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113. Timur: Scourge of God
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112. Ferdowsi: How One Poet Saved Persian Civilisation
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111. Shackleton: The Hero of Antarctica
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110. Antarctica: The Continent that wouldn’t be Conquered
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109. The Endeavour: Into the Unknown
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108. The Endeavour & the Great Southern Continent
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107. China's Greatest Admiral: The Story of Zheng He
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106. The Rise of Islam
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