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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Stalin: Killing Trotsky (Ep 3) Why did Stalin want Trotsky dead, even in exile thousands of miles away? Anita Anand and William Dalrymple join Giles Milton to explore one of history’s most infamous political murders. 🧵

Episode artwork: Anita Anand and William Dalrymple flank a black-and-white portrait of Leon Trotsky. Text reads “THE KILLING OF TROTSKY”.

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🚨NEW SERIES🚨 STALIN: FROM POET-PRIEST TO DICTATOR How did a boy training to be a priest become one of the most ruthless dictators in world history? Our new Empire series begins in Georgia, with the childhood of Joseph Stalin. 🧵👇

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We have some wonderful news to share... We’ve surpassed 100 million downloads! Thank you to everyone who tunes in. You’ve made this incredible milestone possible, and we appreciate you more than you can possibly imagine. Here's to the next 100 million... 👀

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

William Dalrymple's most incredible historical parallel to date...😅

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

What was it like to sit opposite Osama bin Laden? In 1997, Peter Bergen produced a television interview with Osama Bin Laden. Now he joins William and Anita to revisit that encounter in Part 5 of Empire’s Road to 9/11. A THREAD 🧵

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Did the CIA really fund Osama bin Laden during the Soviet-Afghan War? And how did one bureaucratic office meeting help create al-Qaeda? @DalrympleWill and Jason Burke uncover the unlikely origins of the world’s most notorious terrorist network. 🧵

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The road to 9/11 began decades before al-Qaeda. It was shaped by revolution, repression and the brutal treatment of Islamist prisoners in Egypt. But how did imprisonment turn radical ideas into a global ideology? 🧵

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The Irish of the dark ages were renowned for their wisdom and learning... 🇨🇮

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Is St Colomba the original source of the Loch Ness Monster..? 🤔

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

THE VIKINGS INVADE BRITAIN ⚔️ They arrived as raiders, but became settlers. Why did the Vikings cross the North Sea? What happened to the gold stolen from churches? And were they really the horned barbarians of legend?

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The Picts. For centuries, they ruled large parts of Scotland, resisted Rome and covered the landscape with mysterious carved stones. But why do we know so little about them?

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Every Saint Patrick’s Day, the world turns green for Ireland’s patron saint. But Patrick was not Irish, did not drive out snakes and may never have touched a shamrock. So who was the real Saint Patrick? 🧵

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This is the ONLY mention of druids in Britain 👇

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 What The Romano-Britons Really Believed In How did Rome transform Britain’s gods? And why did Middle Eastern deities end up on Hadrian’s Wall? A THREAD 🧵

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Before Britain was Christian, its gods lived in forests, rivers and stone. From Druids and Roman conquest to Saint Patrick, Picts and Vikings, our new six-part series uncovers the beliefs that shaped the British Isles. A THREAD... 🧵

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 Are tech giants the new East India Company? 💻 Silicon Valley’s dark origins 💰 Musk, Bezos and the new imperialists 🌍 How PayPal, X and Amazon followed an imperial blueprint @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social find out...

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Today on Empire, @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social get into the legacy of the Algerian War and its surprising connection to far-right leader, Marine Le Pen... Listen/watch now wherever you get your podcasts, link in replies 👇

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

🚨NEW EARLY ACCESS EPISODE🚨 @anitaanand.bsky.social speaks with legendary documentarian Ken Burns on Native land, George Washington, the Civil War, Vietnam and America’s imperial past. SIGN UP TO WATCH VIA LINK IN REPLIES 👇

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Mount Rushmore is one of America’s most famous monuments. But behind the four presidential faces is a much darker story. A story of sacred land seized by force, a mountain transformed into propaganda, and a sculptor with disturbing ties to the Ku Klux Klan.

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

🚨NEW EARLY ACCESS EPISODE 🚨 The Dark Truth Behind Mount Rushmore Join @anitaanand.bsky.social and Matthew Davis as they discuss the surprising history behind one of America's most famous landmarks... Sign up via link in replies to watch today 👇

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Princesses Irene and Pauline Duleep Singh were born into royalty, exile and silence. They were daughters of the last Maharaja of the Punjab. Yet unlike their sisters, their lives were pushed almost entirely into the shadows.

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The last Sikh princess of Lahore died alone in Pakistan. But Princess Bamba Duleep Singh was not supposed to be forgotten. She was the daughter of a stolen empire.

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The British Empire wasn’t only built by kings, generals and soldiers...

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

During the rise of Hitler, an Indian princess was living in Germany. She would risk everything to save Jewish families from the Gestapo. She also loved another woman...

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

The princesses the British Empire tried to erase… One became a suffragette revolutionary. One helped Jewish families escape the Gestapo. One called herself the “Queen of Punjab”. And two vanished into the margins of history.

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Did monotheism originate in Ancient Egypt?

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Why did the world go crazy for Tutankhamun? And, what was Tutmania?

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

🚨MEMBERS’ EXCLUSIVE🚨 The Real Story Behind Tutankhamun’s Curse Was the world’s greatest archaeological discovery really followed by an ancient Egyptian curse? Find out 👇

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Ancient Egypt: Tutankhamun The Boy King His death mask is one of the most famous faces in history, but who was the real Tutankhamun? Join @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social + Campbell Price as they discuss the life, death and legacy of King Tut…

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

The mystery of Ancient Egypt's most famous woman...

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Ancient Egypt: Who Was Nefertiti? 👑 Join @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social + Aidan Dodson as they explore the life, power and afterlife of one of Ancient Egypt’s most iconic figures. Link to full episode in replies👇

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Ancient Egypt: The Fall of Akhenaten Why did Akhenaten’s name get struck from history after his death? Why did he build a new city in the desert? And who ruled Egypt after he died?

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

💥 NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY💥 Next in our EPIC series on the 1857 Indian Mutiny: @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by author Ira Mukhoty to discuss the rebel leader known as India’s Joan of Arc!

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

💥NEW EPISODE OUT 💥 Next up in our photography series, @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social discuss the woman who took on a brutal empire ... and won!

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

💥NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY💥 Join @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social as they discuss the man who photographed some of histories' most famous faces: 🇬🇧 Winston Churchill 🇬🇧 ☮️ Martin Luther King Jr.☮️ 🇨🇺 Fidel Castro 🇨🇺 👑 Queen Elizabeth II 👑 To name just a few!

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

💥NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY💥 Kicking off our BRAND NEW Eyes on Empire series, @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social discuss the one of the most sinister cameramen in history ... ... Hitler's photographer

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

💥NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY💥 For the LAST instalment of our Writers of Empire series, @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by Pulitzer Prize winner, Benjamin Moser, to discuss the always divisive V. S. Naipaul

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

⚡️ BONUS EPISODE OUT ⚡️ For the last part of our cricket saga, @anitaanand.bsky.social is once again joined by cricket journalist, Tim Wigmore, to discuss the sport's history in The West Indies and South Africa!

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

💥NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY💥 For the next part of our cricket mini-series, we turn to the country with the largest cricket fanbase in the world ... 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇳

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

💥NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY💥 Joined by cricket journalist Tim Wigmore, @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social kick off their series on the colonial history of one of the world's most popular sports ... 🏏CRICKET🏏

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

💥NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY💥 Following on from last week, @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social dive into the complex history of everyone's favourite journalist with a quiff ... ... Tintin!

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

💥NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY💥 What's the colonial history of your favourite cartoons? In this episode... 🇫🇷Asterix and Obelix 🇫🇷 vs 🐘 Babar The Elephant🐘

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

⏰NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY⏰ Austen and Brontë: Unmasking Slavery Heiresses @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by Dr Miranda Kauffman, to discuss the often-ignored connections between these famous authors and slavery heiresses.

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Spydermelon @spydermelon.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

You all really need to subscribe to @empirepoduk.bsky.social with @anitaanand.bsky.social & @willdalrymple.bsky.social. The John Buchan bonus episode with Murray Pittock was great craic, as he & william went full clanjamfrie. Brilliant stuff. Buchan in the shopping cart.

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Episode 2 of our Orwell miniseries out NOW.. 🪖Fighting Fascism In The Spanish Civil War🪖 Like Hemingway and Laurie Lee, the idealist writer George Orwell joined the Republican forces in Spain to fight General Franco, with his experiences inspiring Homage To Catalonia...

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

As the ceasefire in Gaza comes into action, today's Empire episode goes back to the 1920s when the British occupied the region. The Black and Tans, fresh from the Irish War of Independence, arrive in Mandate Palestine to violently impose imperial order, & tensions are rising...

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Richard The Lionheart and Saladin are lionised in popular culture, and the Crusades is a story that many Europeans know well - but how does this epic history crossover with the history of Gaza?

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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

THE HISTORY OF GAZA SERIES CONTINUES... Episode 4 ☪︎ Gaza & The Islamic Conquest ☪︎ @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by Peter Sarris to discuss how the Arabs rapidly conquered vast territories in the seventh century, including Gaza...

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