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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Ornate Saxon copper disc brooch decorated with gold and garnets, AD 650-670. It must have been a treasured possession! From Floral Street, Covent Garden, once the heart of ‘Lundenwic’, the early Saxon town of London. Museum of London 📷 by me #FindsFriday #Archaeology

My photo shows a circular Saxon brooch made of copper, the front of which is ornately embellished with gold and garnets. There are five raised, circular, gold bosses which are outlined with inlaid garnet slabs, and each set with a central, round garnet. Four of the gold bosses are arranged around a fifth, larger, gold boss in the centre of the brooch. The central boss sits within a star-like, four-pointed geometric shape composed of a mosaic of inlaid garnet slabs. The outer edge of the brooch is decorated with two rows of tiny inlaid polished garnets. The eight gold sections at either side of the four smaller bosses are decorated with raised gold filigree which looks like looped, braided cord. Parts of the brooch are worn, with some chipped edges, and missing garnet stones. The brooch measures approximately 7 cm in diameter. It is displayed on a clear glass surface. It was excavated from a woman's grave by AOC Archaeology in 2000 ahead of development construction works. This type of brooch was a fashionable status piece amongst wealthy aristocratic Anglo-Saxon women in the AD 600s. The woman's grave also contained glass beads and silver rings.

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Simon "Si Spurrier" Spurrier @sispurrier.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Unbelievably excited by this.

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Alli DeJong @allidejong.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

thrilled to see this news - I’m reading The Golden Road right now and it’s excellent, like everything he does

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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Fiona Hill is the leading authority on Russia & has been in the room with Putin & Trump. She joins Anita & I to discuss how Stalin’s violent legacies have impacted Putin's approach to authority, and why he is reappropriating Stalin’s memory in Russia linktr.ee/empirepoduk

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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

What are the links between Stalin’s purges and the poisonings of Putin’s enemies in recent decades? How has Putin charmed Trump? And how does the memory of World War II affect both sides of the war in Ukraine today? linktr.ee/empirepoduk

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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Final Episode in our @EmpirePodUK Stalin series: Stalin: A Poisonous Legacy With the remarkable Fiona Hill

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Dr. K @kurleymcd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

@willdalrymple.bsky.social, @anitaanand.bsky.social, enjoyed the Svetlana focused bonus episode. A great podcast series about her, and more on her time mixed up with with the Frank Lloyd Wright 'cult' is Sevtlana! Svetlana! open.spotify.com/show/7IM5F1J...

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Podcast · iHeartPodcasts · In 1967, Joseph Stalin’s daughter braved her way over the Iron Curtain, secret memoir in tow, and landed in America as the Cold War’s most famous defector. At 40 years old, ...

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Gfrancie (Benevolent Siren) @gfrancie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I finished reading "The Golden Road" by @willdalrymple.bsky.social and God damn that book has everything. Legendary figures who all need their own limited TV series, and the great reminder that many humans have always been global in their mindset, & at their most interesting when collaborating.

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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Join the Empire Club: Unlock the full Empire experience – with bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early access to miniseries and live show tickets, exclusive book discounts, a members-only newsletter, and access to our private Discord chatroom. Sign up directly at empirepoduk.com.

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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Antony Beevor wrote the definitive book on the Battle of Stalingrad. He joins Anita Anand & I to discuss how Hitler and Stalin’s armies faced gruelling winter conditions in the siege of the city, and how the battle became a decisive turning point in World War II. linktr.ee/empirepoduk

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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What was the experience of soldiers on either side during the brutal urban warfare? How did women survive stuck within the siege? Did Hitler obsess over capturing the city because it bore Stalin’s name? linktr.ee/empirepoduk

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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

New from @EmpirePodUK STALINGRAD With the great Sir Antony Beevor linktr.ee/empirepoduk

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Future AI Harm? It Is already Complicit in Gaza Genocide www.juancole.com/2026/09/alre...

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Future AI Harm? It Is already Complicit in Gaza Genocide

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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A year old, but still good stuff from one of my v favourite historians.

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

🧵8 Posts: High on the windy ridge above the Spen Valley, beside Walton Cross Farm at Hartshead, stands a remarkable survivor from Yorkshire’s medieval past. At first glance, it appears to be little more than a weathered block of grey gritstone. Yet this is the surviving base of

The surviving base of the Walton Cross, an Anglian high cross probably dating from the late ninth or tenth century. The shaft and cross-head have long since disappeared, leaving only the richly carved socket stone. Image: Tim Green CC BY-SA 2.0

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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Don't miss our Stalin double bill: KILLING TROTSKY & THE GREAT TERROR linktr.ee/empirepoduk

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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

New from @empirepoduk.bsky.social Stalin: The Great Terror linktr.ee/empirepoduk

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Randolph. @randolph1234.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

So ethnic Clensing was used by Britain to remove Irish families from their homes to make room for Protestestants who moved into catholic homes in 17th century. Land was removed from catholics. It’s like the same thing happening in modern day Palestine 🇵🇸.

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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This is the cutest funniest thing I think I have ever seen. Baby goats are the GOAT @willdalrymple.bsky.social xx

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AgonyFlips @agonyflips.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

When you're ticked off and a friend sends you something to make you feel better. 🐑🔊

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I chaired @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @peterfrankopan.bsky.social talking about empires old and new at the wonderful Big Brue festival in Bruton today. Two of my history heroes! Though I did feel a bit like a ringmaster trying to tame two lions at once

Me on stage with William Dalrymple and Peter Frankopan

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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 18/09/2026

Fascinating thread. Reminded me how much I enjoyed @willdalrymple.bsky.social ‘s book The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World. Had so many learning experiences from it!

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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

What is the darker story behind his marriage to the young Nadya Alliluyeva? In Episode 2 @anitaanand.bsky.social and I are joined by Giles Milton, author of The Stalin Affair, to discuss Stalin’s role in the fledgling Soviet Union during the violence that birthed it. linktr.ee/empirepoduk

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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Despite later mythology, Stalin was effectively a nobody during the Russian Revolution of 1917. Unlike Trotsky and Lenin, he was not on the frontline amongst the revolutionaries. How did he reveal his penchant for violence during the Russian Civil War in the following years? linktr.ee/empirepoduk

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Shane McKee @shaneir.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This podcast series on the rise of Bin Laden is outstanding.

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Ivan Plis @ivanplis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Perhaps-useful religious context on the young Stalin episode, @willdalrymple.bsky.social/ @anitaanand.bsky.social: the Georgian church shares a faith but not an org chart with Moscow, BUT, importantly, was absorbed by the Russian church from 1811-1917.

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Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Just finished @willdalrymple.bsky.social's Return of a King, on the First Anglo-Afghan war. It should have been required reading for every field officer in the U.S. forces in Afghanistan. A wonderfully told tale of a woefully incompetent invasion and even worse retreat.

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The Jam Man @simontittley.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Great shot William 🤘

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TMurr @tmurr.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This is an excellent series, tracing the roots of radical Islamist thought through to 9/11. Lots learned. Much recommend.

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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

In the final episode of this series, @anitaanand.bsky.social & I are joined by CNN’s national security analyst Peter Bergen the producer of bin Laden’s first television interview, to untangle the tragic countdown and massive intelligence failures leading to September 11th. linktr.ee/empirepoduk

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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

How did the CIA fail to tell the FBI that known Al-Qaeda terrorists were already training inside the United States? What does new evidence tell us about how a Saudi official assisted the hijackers on US soil? linktr.ee/empirepoduk

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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Friday marked 25 years since 9/11. Our @empirepoduk.bsky.social Road to 9/11 series concludes with the final days before the attack. The CIA knew two hijackers were in the US and never told the FBI. Our final episode traces the summer the system was, in the CIA director's own words, "blinking red."

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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This is really VERY exciting for us all @EmpirePodUK! With thanks to everyone who has listened in...

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Michael Kauter @michaelkauter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Highly recommend this podcast.

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Robert Macmillan @robfmac.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

If you’re not listening already, jump to it!

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Raven Books @ravenbooks.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It's this idea that a company can just choose where it's going to plonk itself and use that as leverage to negotiate the best possible rates for itself which is why everyone's ending up in Ireland at the moment - William Dalrymple's comparison is spot on. #speirgorm open.spotify.com/episode/42jm...

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381. Musk, Bezos & The New East India Companies (Ep 1)

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