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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?
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377. Algerian Revolution: Repression and Rebellion (Ep 2)
Jul 08, 2026
Who were the ‘pied noirs’ and how did they come to dominate Algerian society? What was life like for the millions of Muslim Algerians living under French rule? Why did VE Day celebrations trigger…
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376. Algerian Revolution: The French Invasion (Ep 1)
Jul 05, 2026
How did the French colonise Algeria? Was the Algerian economy built on slavery? Who was the revolutionary priest who united Algerians against the invaders? What atrocities did the French commit in…
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375. Ken Burns on the American Revolution and Empire
Jul 04, 2026
How did the United States change from a revolutionary experiment into a global empire? Was the American Revolution really a civil war over Native American land? Why was George Washington known as the…
374. The Dark Truth About Mount Rushmore
Jul 01, 2026
What is the dark past of Mount Rushmore, America’s most famous national
Monument? How did a sacred indigenous site become a colossal shrine to the American empire? What ties did sculptor Gutzon…
373. The First British Indians: The Sisters Rejected By Queen Victoria (Ep 4)
Jun 28, 2026
Who were Princesses Irene and Pauline, the forgotten Duleep Singh sisters? Why did Queen Victoria shun them? Why did Irene choose to leave her fortune to Dr Barnado's, sparking a vicious legal…
371. The First British Indians: Last Sikh In Lahore (Ep 3)
Jun 24, 2026
Who was Bamba Duleep Singh, the self-styled 'Queen of the Punjab'? How did she survive Partition to become one of the last Sikh residents of Lahore? Why did she turn her back on British high society…
370. The First British Indians: Saving Jews In Nazi Germany (Ep 2)
Jun 21, 2026
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During the rise of Hitler, how did a brown-skinned Indian princess survive living in Germany?…
369. The First British Indians: The Suffragette Princess (Ep 1)
Jun 17, 2026
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Sophia Duleep Singh: heiress to the Sikh Empire, ward of Queen Victoria, suffragette and…
368. Ancient Egypt: The Origin of Abrahamic Religions? (Ep 7)
Jun 14, 2026
Was monotheism passed down from Pharaoh Akhenaten of Ancient Egypt? Who was the ancient goddess Asherah? How did exposure to other empires shape the Hebrew Bible?
William is joined by Francesca…
367. Ancient Egypt: “Tut-mania” And Tutankhamun’s Tomb (Ep 6)
Jun 10, 2026
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Why did the world go crazy for all things Ancient Egypt after the discovery of…
366. Ancient Egypt: Tutankhamun The Boy King (Ep 5)
Jun 07, 2026
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His death mask is one of the most famous faces in Ancient Egyptian history, but who was the…
365. Ancient Egypt: Who Was Nefertiti? (Ep 4)
Jun 03, 2026
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Her image has been reproduced by countless artists in recent years, but who was the real…
364. Ancient Egypt: The Fall of Akhenaten (Ep 3)
May 31, 2026
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Why did Akhenaten’s name get struck from the historical record after his death? Why did…
363. Ancient Egypt: Destroyer Of Gods – Pharaoh Akhenaten (Ep 2)
May 27, 2026
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Why did Egyptian priests wear animal masks? Who was the goddess of hangovers? And how…
The Scandal That Shaped Partition: Heartbreak & Secret Deals
May 26, 2026
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How did the relationship between Nehru and Edwina Mountbatten tangibly change the…
362. Ancient Egypt: Great Kings of The Bronze Age (Ep 1)
May 24, 2026
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You’ve heard of Tutankhamun, but what do you know about the world he grew up in? In this…
361. Louis Theroux On The Settlers, The Manosphere, & Tribalism
May 20, 2026
William and Anita are joined by Louis Theroux to discuss his documentaries on the Settler movement in the West Bank, and explore how extremists operate. What are the commonalities between HS…
The Scandal That Shaped Partition: The Affair
May 19, 2026
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How did Edwina Mountbatten literally fall into the arms of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1946?…
360. Spice Wars: The Battle of the East India Companies (Ep 3)
May 17, 2026
What caused the mighty Dutch East India Company to plummet from immense Golden Age wealth to total bankruptcy? Who was ‘Peter Pepper’, and how did his stolen plants end the VOC's spice monopoly? And…
359. Spice Wars: The Birth of New York (Ep 2)
May 13, 2026
What drove the Dutch to employ samurai mercenaries to commit horrifying genocides in the Banda Islands? Why were European powers willing to torture and kill just to control the global supply of a…
The Scandal That Shaped Partition: The House of Mountbatten
May 12, 2026
Who was the last Viceroy of India and why was his marriage so unconventional? How many affairs did Edwina Mountbatten have? Why was Lord Mountbatten known as the “Master of Disaster” by senior Navy…
358. Spice Wars: The Rise of the Dutch East India Company (Ep 1)
May 10, 2026
What’s the real story behind the creation of the Dutch East India Company, and how was espionage involved? What made the VOC the first ‘mega-corporation’ in history? And what was the horrific human…
357. Liberator of Latin America: Revolutionary Hero Or Dictator? (Part 4)
May 07, 2026
How should we view Simón Bolívar today – as a racist tyrant or as a revolutionary founding father? Who was his lover Manuela Sáenz, and how did she save his life during a midnight attack? And did his…
The Scandal That Shaped Partition: India’s First Prime Minister
May 05, 2026
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How did the first Prime Minister of India start an affair with the wife of the last…
356. Liberator of Latin America: Descent Into Tyranny (Part 3)
May 04, 2026
How did a treacherous trek across the freezing Andes lead to the creation of Gran Colombia? Why did Irish, British and Bengali mercenaries travel across the world to join his fight against the…
Should The Koh-I-Noor Be Returned? Mamdani vs King Charles III EXPLAINED
May 01, 2026
Who does the Koh-I-Noor diamond truly belong to? Why is it considered cursed? And should it be returned?
The Koh-I-Noor diamond has been in the headlines this week with Mayor Zohran Mamdani stating…
355. Liberator of Latin America: Napoleon & The Legions of Hell (Part 2)
Apr 29, 2026
Who were the cowboys and Indigenous people who made up the “Legions of Hell” and why did Bolívar fear them so deeply? How did Napoleon’s invasion of Spain speed up the collapse of its empire? What…
354. Liberator of Latin America: Simón Bolívar vs The Spanish Empire (Part 1)
Apr 27, 2026
Who was the man who liberated Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia from Spanish rule? How did a privileged upper-class teenage boy become South America’s leading revolutionary of…
353. Hezbollah, Hostages, & Exploding Pagers (Part 8)
Apr 22, 2026
What lessons have been learned from Occupation? How did Hezbollah emerge in the wake of the Iranian Revolution and the Israeli invasion of Lebanon? How did Hezbollah evolve from 1982 to 2023?
In the…
352. Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon (Part 7)
Apr 20, 2026
Is the current invasion of Lebanon a direct ancestor of the 1982 Israeli invasion? How did broken American promises lead to the tragedies of the Sabra and Shatila massacres? Who was Ariel Sharon and…