Empire: World History

Goalhanger 400 - 384. The Roman Invasion: Gods on Hadrian’s Wall (Ep 2)

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, our exclusive newsletter, and access to our members’ chatroom on Discord! Head to empirepoduk.com to sign up. For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com.

00:00

Episodes

05 Aug 2026

02 Aug 2026

29 Jul 2026

26 Jul 2026

22 Jul 2026

19 Jul 2026

15 Jul 2026

12 Jul 2026

08 Jul 2026

05 Jul 2026

04 Jul 2026

01 Jul 2026

28 Jun 2026

24 Jun 2026

21 Jun 2026

17 Jun 2026

14 Jun 2026

10 Jun 2026

07 Jun 2026

03 Jun 2026

31 May 2026

27 May 2026

26 May 2026

24 May 2026

20 May 2026

19 May 2026

17 May 2026

13 May 2026

12 May 2026

10 May 2026

07 May 2026

05 May 2026

04 May 2026

01 May 2026

29 Apr 2026

27 Apr 2026

22 Apr 2026

20 Apr 2026

15 Apr 2026

09 Apr 2026

13 Apr 2026

08 Apr 2026

06 Apr 2026

02 Apr 2026

01 Apr 2026

30 Mar 2026

26 Mar 2026

24 Mar 2026

20 Mar 2026

19 Mar 2026

Empire: World History

Episodes

384. The Roman Invasion: Gods on Hadrian’s Wall (Ep 2)

383. Romans vs Druids: The War For Celtic Britain (Ep 1)

382. Empire of AI: Karen Hao On Today’s Hidden Colonialism (Ep 2)

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

380. Algerian Revolution: The Rise of Le Pen (Ep 6)

379. Algerian Revolution: Black Panthers, LSD, & Nina Simone (Ep 5)

378. Algerian Revolution: Birth of Independence (Ep 4)

377. Algerian Revolution: The Battle of Algiers (Ep 3)

376. Algerian Revolution: Repression and Rebellion (Ep 2)

375. Algerian Revolution: The French Invasion (Ep 1)

374. Ken Burns on the American Revolution and Empire

373. The Dark Truth About Mount Rushmore

372. The First British Indians: The Sisters Rejected By Queen Victoria (Ep 4)

371. The First British Indians: Last Sikh In Lahore (Ep 3)

370. The First British Indians: Saving Jews In Nazi Germany (Ep 2)

369. The First British Indians: The Suffragette Princess (Ep 1)

368. Ancient Egypt: The Origin of Abrahamic Religions? (Ep 7)

367. Ancient Egypt: “Tut-mania” And Tutankhamun’s Tomb (Ep 6)

366. Ancient Egypt: Tutankhamun The Boy King (Ep 5)

365. Ancient Egypt: Who Was Nefertiti? (Ep 4)

364. Ancient Egypt: The Fall of Akhenaten (Ep 3)

363. Ancient Egypt: Destroyer Of Gods – Pharaoh Akhenaten (Ep 2)

The Scandal That Shaped Partition: Heartbreak & Secret Deals

362. Ancient Egypt: Great Kings of The Bronze Age (Ep 1)

361. Louis Theroux On The Settlers, The Manosphere, & Tribalism

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 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)

What Is Life Like For Palestinians Under Occupation?

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

349. Occupation of The West Bank (Part 4)

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

Jung Chang On Life Under Mao & Being Banned From China

347. The Six Day War (Part 2)

346. From Suez To The Palestinian Liberation Organisation (Part 1)

345. Chairman Mao: The Cultural Revolution (Ep 6)

344. Chairman Mao: The Great Leap Forward (Ep 5)

Christiane Amanpour On Iran & Trump’s Miscalculations

343. Lebanon: Hezbollah, Israel, & Fifty Years As A Battleground