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Empire

Empire

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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 pow...

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298. Gaza: The British Occupation of Palestine (Part 8)

298. Gaza: The British Occupation of Palestine (Part 8)

What was the British Mandate of Palestine that emerged after World War I? Why were the Black and Tans sent to Palestine and what methods did they use...

2025-10-14 01:00:00 3024
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297. Gaza in WW1: A Rematch For Gallipoli (Part 7)

297. Gaza in WW1: A Rematch For Gallipoli (Part 7)

How did British Army General Murray fail to take Gaza in 1917? Who was General Allenby and how did his tactics in the cavalry charge on Gaza City lead...

2025-10-09 01:05:00 2623
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296. Ottoman Gaza: Gunpowder Conquests & Rising Nationalism (Part 6)

296. Ottoman Gaza: Gunpowder Conquests & Rising Nationalism (Part 6)

In 1516, the Ottomans defeated the mighty Mamluk Empire in the Middle East, taking control of Gaza. How did Ottoman forces roll out scorched-earth tac...

2025-10-06 01:10:00 3421
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295. Crusader Gaza: Saladin & Richard The Lionheart (Part 5)

295. Crusader Gaza: Saladin & Richard The Lionheart (Part 5)

Why did Crusaders travel from Western Europe to Gaza and The Levant in the 11th century? Who was Saladin and how did he conquer the Franks? How did th...

2025-10-02 01:05:00 2947
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294. Gaza & The Islamic Conquest (Part 4)

294. Gaza & The Islamic Conquest (Part 4)

How did the expansion of Islam out of the Arab peninsular affect Gaza in the seventh century? Who was ‘Amr ibn al-As and how did he ambush the Byzanti...

2025-09-30 01:05:00 2487
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293. Ancient Gaza: The Rise of Christianity (Part 3)

293. Ancient Gaza: The Rise of Christianity (Part 3)

How did Gaza become a centre of learning and festivals during the Byzantine era? Who was St. Porphyrius of Gaza, and why did he destroy pagan temples...

2025-09-25 01:05:00 2542
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292. Ancient Gaza: From The Assyrians to The Romans (Part 2)

292. Ancient Gaza: From The Assyrians to The Romans (Part 2)

Why did the Assyrians spare Philistine port cities like Gaza when they conquered The Levant? How did the Persians overthrow the Babylonians in the reg...

2025-09-23 01:05:00 2550
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291. Ancient Gaza: The Philistines (Part 1)

291. Ancient Gaza: The Philistines (Part 1)

Gaza is one of the oldest urban centres on Earth, and in this series we are exploring its long history. It was first referred to by Pharaoh Thutmose I...

2025-09-17 16:05:00 2936
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290. Medieval India’s Alexander The Great: The Cholas (Part 2)

290. Medieval India’s Alexander The Great: The Cholas (Part 2)

Who was South India’s equivalent to Alexander The Great? How did the Chola dynasty conquer Southeast Asia? And what was life like for the enslaved “se...

2025-09-15 16:05:00 2264
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289. Medieval India’s Game of Thrones: The Cholas (Part 1)

289. Medieval India’s Game of Thrones: The Cholas (Part 1)

Who were the Cholas who ruled in South India from the 9th century? How was a Hindu symbol of a Chola queen the inspiration behind the Christian hymn “...

2025-09-10 16:05:00 2595
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288. Suez Crisis: The End of The British Empire (Part 5)

288. Suez Crisis: The End of The British Empire (Part 5)

How did the Suez Crisis end? Why did the Suez Crisis mark the end of the Anglo-American “special relationship”? And was it Egypt or India that marked...

2025-09-08 16:05:00 2572
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287. Suez Crisis: Lies, Cyanide Pills, & Soviet Tanks (Part 4)

287. Suez Crisis: Lies, Cyanide Pills, & Soviet Tanks (Part 4)

Who was Dulles Airport named after and why was he instrumental in de-escalating the Suez Crisis? Why did Nasser order cyanide pills for his military g...

2025-09-03 16:05:00 2638
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286. Suez Crisis: Hungary Revolts & Britain Bombs Egypt (Part 3)

286. Suez Crisis: Hungary Revolts & Britain Bombs Egypt (Part 3)

What did the Queen think about Britain’s humiliating failures in Suez in 1956? Why did France and Britain not inform their American allies of the inva...

2025-09-01 16:05:00 2775
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285. Suez Crisis: The Secret Meeting Between Israel, Britain & France (Part 2)

285. Suez Crisis: The Secret Meeting Between Israel, Britain & France (Part 2)

Why did France & Britain secretly collude with Israel against Egypt? What did America think was going on in Suez? Why did the Soviets think the US was...

2025-08-27 16:05:00 2426
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284. Suez Crisis: The British Imperialist vs The Arab Nationalist (Part 1)

284. Suez Crisis: The British Imperialist vs The Arab Nationalist (Part 1)

How did Britain and France almost start World War 3 in 1956? Who was Anthony Eden and why did he hate Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser? Why was the...

2025-08-25 16:05:00 2527
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283. Partition: East Pakistan Becomes Bangladesh (Part 6)

283. Partition: East Pakistan Becomes Bangladesh (Part 6)

How did Bangladesh separate from Pakistan in 1971? When did India and Pakistan go from sharing intelligence to being at the brink of nuclear war? Why...

2025-08-20 16:05:00 3293
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282. Partition: The Birth of The Kashmir Conflict (Part 5)

282. Partition: The Birth of The Kashmir Conflict (Part 5)

What happened to the 565 princely states within British India when it became independent from the empire? How are the current conflicts in Balochistan...

2025-08-18 16:05:00 2996
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281. Partition: Why Was India Split In Two? (Part 4)

281. Partition: Why Was India Split In Two? (Part 4)

Why was the Partition of India and Pakistan so rushed in 1947? How did Partition divide everything from stationery to army boots in a matter of weeks?...

2025-08-13 16:05:00 3251
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280. Partition: The Creation of Pakistan (Part 3)

280. Partition: The Creation of Pakistan (Part 3)

Why did Jinnah initially accept that Pakistan could be part of an Indian Federation? When did Jinnah start to push for Pakistan to be independent from...

2025-08-11 16:05:00 2521
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279. Partition: How Dubai Almost Became Part of India (Part 2)

279. Partition: How Dubai Almost Became Part of India (Part 2)

Why have we forgotten that much of the Arabian peninsula was once legally part of India? How were the founding fathers of Yemen influenced by Indian n...

2025-08-06 16:05:00 2485
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278. Partition: India’s Break With Burma (Part 1)

278. Partition: India’s Break With Burma (Part 1)

Why did Japan’s invasion of Burma in WW2 affect its path to independence? Who was the Burmese fascist leader who praised Hitler for his views on immig...

2025-08-04 16:05:00 2823
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277. America Drills Through Hell’s Gorge (Part 5)

277. America Drills Through Hell’s Gorge (Part 5)

How did the US orchestrate the Panamanian Revolution to be able to build the Panama Canal? Why did French engineer Bunau-Varilla and the US sign a tre...

2025-07-30 16:05:00 2541
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276. The Biggest Corruption Scandal in French History (Part 4)

276. The Biggest Corruption Scandal in French History (Part 4)

How was George Eiffel of the Eiffel Tower involved in a huge corruption scandal associated with the Panama Canal? How many workers died during the Fre...

2025-07-28 16:05:00 1921
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The Great Fire of London

The Great Fire of London

William and Anita are joined by historian and co-host of Goalhanger’s Journey Through Time, David Olusoga, to discuss their new series on The Great Fi...

2025-07-24 16:00:00 701
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275. The Battle To Build The Panama Canal (Part 3)

275. The Battle To Build The Panama Canal (Part 3)

What madcap schemes did French engineers use to drum up support to build the Panama Canal in the 1880s? How did the Gold Rush affect the flow of trave...

2025-07-23 16:05:00 2503
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274. Pirates of Panama: Francis Drake Strikes Spain's Empire (Part 2)

274. Pirates of Panama: Francis Drake Strikes Spain's Empire (Part 2)

Who was Captain Morgan, and why is a spiced rum named after him? How did a Welsh buccaneer lead an attack on the heart of Spain’s empire in Panama? Ho...

2025-07-21 16:05:00 3006
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273. Panama’s Brutish Conquistador Who Found The Pacific and Lost His Head (Part 1)

273. Panama’s Brutish Conquistador Who Found The Pacific and Lost His Head (Part 1)

Who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean? Who was Balboa and why did he set his bloodhounds on Native people in Panama? Why do we remember...

2025-07-16 16:05:00 2748
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272. Solving The Mystery of America's Lost Colony

272. Solving The Mystery of America's Lost Colony

Have archaeologists finally solved the 400 year mystery of the lost American colonists? Who orchestrated historical hoaxes in the 1930s and did they g...

2025-07-15 01:56:00 2740
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271. Canada’s Dark Secret: Stolen Children, Unmarked Graves, & Survival Stories (Ep 5)

271. Canada’s Dark Secret: Stolen Children, Unmarked Graves, & Survival Stories (Ep 5)

What was life like for Indigenous children forced to attend Residential Schools in Canada in the 1800s and 1900s? When was the final residential schoo...

2025-07-09 16:05:00 2969
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270. The Day The Brits Burned The White House (Ep 4)

270. The Day The Brits Burned The White House (Ep 4)

Why did Washington invade Quebec? How did the US fail to take the Canadian territories during the Revolutionary Wars? And why did the British burn the...

2025-07-07 16:00:00 3075
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269. Colonising Canada: The Truth Behind ‘The Last of The Mohicans’ (Ep 3)

269. Colonising Canada: The Truth Behind ‘The Last of The Mohicans’ (Ep 3)

Is there any truth in the film 'The Last of The Mohicans' and how did the French and Indian War that it's based on change the make-up of Canada? Why w...

2025-07-02 16:00:00 3478
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268. Colonising Canada: Why Does Quebec Speak French? (Ep 2)

268. Colonising Canada: Why Does Quebec Speak French? (Ep 2)

How did beaver fur and codfish turn a failed French attempt at colonisation into a success? What is the historical context behind Quebec as a French-s...

2025-06-30 16:00:00 3078
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267. Colonising Canada: Kidnapping, Scurvy, & Fool’s Gold (Ep 1)

267. Colonising Canada: Kidnapping, Scurvy, & Fool’s Gold (Ep 1)

Who was the first European to try and colonise Canada? Who was John Cabot and why was he spied on by Columbus? Why did Jacques Cartier kidnap Indigeno...

2025-06-25 16:08:00 2665
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266. American Greenland: Nazis, Secret Nuclear Bases, & Trump (Ep 4)

266. American Greenland: Nazis, Secret Nuclear Bases, & Trump (Ep 4)

When did the US first ask to buy Greenland? Why did America occupy the region in World War II? And how did a secret plan codenamed “Project Iceworm” l...

2025-06-23 16:05:00 2608
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265. Danish Greenland: Eradicating Inuit Culture (Ep 3)

265. Danish Greenland: Eradicating Inuit Culture (Ep 3)

How did the Danish missionary Hans Egede combine capitalism and religion in his colonisation of Greenland in the 1700s? Why have we forgotten about Da...

2025-06-18 16:05:00 2433
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264. Viking Greenland: Mysteries of the Lost Norse Settlers (Ep 2)

264. Viking Greenland: Mysteries of the Lost Norse Settlers (Ep 2)

How did the Vikings and the Inuit interact in Greenland? When was the last record of Norse settlers in the region? How did climate change affect the d...

2025-06-16 16:02:00 2415
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Murder in the Congo, The Cuban Missile Crisis, & India in the UN (EXTRACT)

Murder in the Congo, The Cuban Missile Crisis, & India in the UN (EXTRACT)

How did the first Asian UN Secretary General prevent multiple Armeggedons in the 1960s? What is the mystery surrounding his predecessor’s death? How d...

2025-06-15 16:05:00 1296
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263. Viking Greenland: Erik The Red & Horny Zombies (Ep 1)

263. Viking Greenland: Erik The Red & Horny Zombies (Ep 1)

How did the Norse settlers in Greenland adapt to the harsh Arctic environment, and what did their diet consist of beyond fish? What role did walrus iv...

2025-06-11 16:06:00 2591
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262. Berlin Blockade: Airlift Across The Iron Curtain (Ep 2)

262. Berlin Blockade: Airlift Across The Iron Curtain (Ep 2)

When was Checkpoint Charlie created in Berlin? What triggered Stalin to enact a blockade on West Berlin? And how did the Western powers airlift over 2...

2025-06-09 16:10:00 2401
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261. Race To Berlin 1945: A Devastated City Divided (Ep 1)

261. Race To Berlin 1945: A Devastated City Divided (Ep 1)

What was life like in Berlin in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War? Why did the Red Army steal taps from Berlin houses when they reached...

2025-06-04 16:10:00 3503
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