

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 live show tickets, bonus episodes, book discounts, and access to our members’ chatroom on Discord! Head to empirepoduk.com to sign up. For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com.
Episodes


The Scandal That Shaped Partition: The Affair

360. Spice Wars: The Battle of the East India Companies (Ep 3)

359. Spice Wars: The Birth of New York (Ep 2)
The 17th-century struggle for the global nutmeg monopoly pitted the English and Dutch East India Companies against one another in a violent, high-stakes corporate war. Nutmeg, once prized for its supposed medicinal properties and extreme scarcity, drove the Dutch to enforce a total monopoly through the systematic genoc...

The Scandal That Shaped Partition: The House of Mountbatten

358. Spice Wars: The Rise of the Dutch East India Company (Ep 1)

357. Liberator of Latin America: Revolutionary Hero Or Dictator? (Part 4)

The Scandal That Shaped Partition: India’s First Prime Minister

356. Liberator of Latin America: Descent Into Tyranny (Part 3)

Should The Koh-I-Noor Be Returned? Mamdani vs King Charles III EXPLAINED

355. Liberator of Latin America: Napoleon & The Legions of Hell (Part 2)

354. Liberator of Latin America: Simón Bolívar vs The Spanish Empire (Part 1)

353. Hezbollah, Hostages, & Exploding Pagers (Part 8)

352. Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon (Part 7)

351. Camp David: The Day Israel & Egypt Made Peace (Part 6)

350. 1973: The Yom Kippur War & The First Oil Crisis (Part 5)

What Is Life Like For Palestinians Under Occupation?

What Is Life Like For Palestinians Under Occupation?

349. Occupation of The West Bank (Part 4)

348. How 1967 Changed The Middle East Forever (Part 3)
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