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157 - 155. The Founding Fathers: Benjamin Franklin (Ep 5)

How do empires rise? Why do they fall? And how have they shaped the world around us today? William Dalrymple and Anita Anand explore the stories, personalities and events of empire over the course of history.

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157 - 155. The Founding Fathers: Benjamin Franklin (Ep 5)

Thu, 30 May 2024
156 - 154. The Founding Fathers: John Adams (Ep 4)

Wed, 29 May 2024
155 - 153. The Founding Fathers: Alexander Hamilton (Ep 3)

Tue, 28 May 2024
154 - 152. The Founding Fathers: Thomas Jefferson (Ep 2)

Mon, 27 May 2024
153 - 151. The Founding Fathers: George Washington (Ep 1)

Wed, 22 May 2024
152 - 150. Worlds Colliding: Seizing Settlers in New England

Mon, 20 May 2024
151 - 149. Pocahontas: Kidnapped in Virginia

Wed, 15 May 2024
150 - 148. America: The Empire of Liberty

Mon, 13 May 2024
149 - 147. Queen Victoria: Empress of India (Ep 4)

Wed, 08 May 2024
148 - 146. Queen Victoria: The Empire on Which the Sun Never Sets (Ep 3)

Mon, 06 May 2024
147 - 145. Victoria & Albert (Ep 2)

Wed, 01 May 2024
146 - 144. The Making of Queen Victoria (Ep 1)

Mon, 29 Apr 2024
145 - 143. Isabella of Castile: The Spanish Inquisition, the Conquest of Granada, and Columbus

Wed, 24 Apr 2024
144 - 142. Isabella of Castile: Uniting Spain

Mon, 22 Apr 2024
143 - 141. Nur Jahan: The Most Powerful Mughal Woman

Wed, 17 Apr 2024
142 - 140. Nur Jahan: The Light of the World

Mon, 15 Apr 2024
141 - 139. Mrs Genghis Khan

Wed, 10 Apr 2024
140 - 138. The Graceful Reed: Ruling the Islamic Empire

Mon, 08 Apr 2024
139 - 137. Empress Theodora: Making Heaven on Earth

Wed, 03 Apr 2024
138 - 136. Empress Theodora: From the Brothel to the Throne

Mon, 01 Apr 2024
137 - 135. Helena: Queen of the World and Finder of the One True Cross

Thu, 28 Mar 2024
136 - 134. Cleopatra: The Would-Be Empress of Rome

Tue, 26 Mar 2024
135 - 133. Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile

Thu, 21 Mar 2024
134 - 132. Journey to Nalanda and the Library of Jewels

Tue, 19 Mar 2024
133 - 131. Buddhism Goes to China

Thu, 14 Mar 2024
132 - 130. India meets Rome: Making the Image of the Buddha

Tue, 12 Mar 2024
131 - 129. Ashoka: The Great Buddhist Emperor of India

Thu, 07 Mar 2024
130 - 128. The Buddha & The Golden Road

Tue, 05 Mar 2024
129 - 127. Inventing Curry: The British Taste for India

Thu, 29 Feb 2024
128 - 126. Punch & Chilli: The East India Company at the Table

Tue, 27 Feb 2024
127 - 125. The Origin of the Houthis

Thu, 22 Feb 2024
126 - 124. Saddam Hussein vs The Ayatollah

Tue, 20 Feb 2024
125 - 123. Hezbollah: The Party of God

Thu, 15 Feb 2024
124 - 122. Iran & Saudi Arabia: The Rivalry that Split the Islamic World

Tue, 13 Feb 2024
123 - 121. The Fall of the Shah of Shahs

Thu, 08 Feb 2024
122 - 120. The Iranian Revolution: The Rise of Ayatollah Khomeini

Tue, 06 Feb 2024
121 - 119. The Last Shah

Thu, 01 Feb 2024
120 - 118. Iran's First Revolution

Tue, 30 Jan 2024
119 - 117. Nader Shah: The Sword of Persia

Thu, 25 Jan 2024
118 - 116. Isfahan: The City of Dreams

Tue, 23 Jan 2024
117 - 115. The Great Conversion: How Iran became Shia

Thu, 18 Jan 2024
116 - 114. The Persian Renaissance

Tue, 16 Jan 2024
115 - 113. Timur: Scourge of God

Thu, 11 Jan 2024
114 - 112. Ferdowsi: How One Poet Saved Persian Civilisation

Tue, 09 Jan 2024
113 - 111. Shackleton: The Hero of Antarctica

Thu, 04 Jan 2024
112 - 110. Antarctica: The Continent that wouldn’t be Conquered

Tue, 02 Jan 2024
111 - 109. The Endeavour: Into the Unknown

Thu, 28 Dec 2023
110 - 108. The Endeavour & the Great Southern Continent

Tue, 26 Dec 2023
109 - 107. China's Greatest Admiral: The Story of Zheng He

Tue, 19 Dec 2023
108 - 106. The Rise of Islam

Thu, 14 Dec 2023

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