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Empire: World History

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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...

Notable Guests

Jack DavenportJack Davenport10×CCallum Hill9×Maya JasanoffMaya Jasanoff7×Alex Von TunzelmannAlex Von Tunzelmann7×Rana MitterRana Mitter6×SSam Dalrymple6×Eugene RoganEugene Rogan5×Simon Sebag MontefioreSimon Sebag Montefiore5×AAli Ansari4×Patrick Radden KeefePatrick Radden Keefe4×

Episodes (406)

105. The Last Great War of Antiquity

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104. How Persian Religion Changed the World

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103. Alexander the Great: Defeating Darius

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Dec 5, 202341:02pending

102. Alexander the Great: The Conquest of Persia

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Nov 30, 202349:43pending

101. Salamis: Athens’ Revenge

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Nov 28, 202348:39pending

100. Thermopylae: Xerxes, Leonidas, and the 300

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Nov 23, 202354:06pending

99. Marathon and the Rise of Greece

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Nov 21, 202344:46pending

98. Darius the Great: Ruling from India to the Mediterranean

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97. Cyrus the Great: Building the First Superpower

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Nov 14, 202354:58pending

96. Empires of Iran

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95. The History of Putin's War

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Nov 7, 202353:37pending

Welcome to the Empire Club

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Nov 6, 202311:45pending

94. The Bloody History of Russia & Ukraine

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Nov 2, 202351:45pending

93. Murdering the Romanovs: The End of a Dynasty

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Oct 31, 202346:44pending

92. Killing Rasputin

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Oct 26, 202347:30pending

91. Lenin and The Rise of the Bolsheviks

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90. The Russian Revolution: Overthrowing the Tsar

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Oct 19, 202356:01pending

89. The Final Act of the Great Game

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Oct 17, 202357:37pending

88. The Russo-Japanese War: Asia Strikes Back

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Oct 12, 202349:40pending

87. Tolstoy: War and the Russian Empire

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Oct 10, 202354:23pending

86. Crushing the Khans: Russia Seizes the Centre of the World

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Oct 5, 202346:08pending

85. The Russian Conquest of America

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Oct 3, 202353:53pending

84. A Tale of Two Nurses: Seacole & Nightingale

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Sep 28, 202354:09pending

83. The Charge of the Light Brigade

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Sep 26, 202349:39pending

82. Crimea: The War on Repeat

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Sep 21, 202358:32pending

81. The Graveyard of Empires

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Sep 19, 202353:50pending

80. 1842: The Retreat from Kabul

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79. Invading Afghanistan: The Return of a King

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Sep 12, 202354:57pending

78. The Battle of the Spies

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77. The Great Game Begins

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Sep 5, 202352:56pending

76. The Empress & The General

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Aug 31, 202352:20pending

75. Catherine the Great: The Golden Age

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Aug 29, 202351:23pending

74. Peter the Great: The First Emperor

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73. Ivan the Terrible and the Founding of Russia

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Aug 22, 202352:32pending

72. The Russian Empire and the Great Game

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Aug 15, 202336:55pending

71. Nazis, reparations, and laws 'just for the English to see'

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Aug 10, 202336:54pending

70. The Haitian Revolution, Dutch royals, and what happened to the Caribs?

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Aug 8, 202340:38pending

69. A Reckoning with Slavery

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Aug 1, 202356:42pending

68. The Long Death of Slavery

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Jul 25, 202348:04pending

67. Slavery's Demise

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Jul 20, 202351:18pending

66. Wilberforce and the Fight for Freedom

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Jul 18, 202355:25pending

65. When the Enslaved Took on Napoleon

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Jul 13, 202351:32pending

64. The Black Spartacus

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Jul 11, 202348:16pending

63. Creating Sierra Leone: The Land of the Free

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Jul 6, 202344:47pending

62. When Slaves Fought for the British Empire

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Jul 4, 202349:28pending

61. The Black Abolitionist

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Jun 29, 202349:04pending

60. Britain's Most Famous Slave

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Jun 27, 202337:19pending

59. Francis Barber: Abolition, the Navy, and the Enlightenment

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Jun 21, 202352:13pending

58. Dr Johnson's Black Heir

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Jun 20, 202346:01pending

57. Tacky's Revolt: An Atlantic Slave War

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Jun 15, 202345:15pending
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