William Dalrymple
@willdalrymple.bsky.social
Scottish historian & art historian; @EmpirePodUK.bsky.social podcaster & Jaipur Lit Fest co-director. Visiting Fellow at All Souls, Oxford. Writes the occasional book.
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"REMEMBER CAWNPORE!"
Massacres, Revenge & Atrocities in Kanpur 1857
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"REMEMBER CAWNPORE!"
Massacres, Revenge & Atrocities in Kanpur 1857
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Historia National Geographic publica en su último número esta reseña de 'La vía dorada. Cómo la antigua India transformó el mundo', la última joya de uno de nuestros historiadores favoritos, @willdalrymple.bsky.social.
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January 15, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Historia National Geographic publica en su último número esta reseña de 'La vía dorada. Cómo la antigua India transformó el mundo', la última joya de uno de nuestros historiadores favoritos, @willdalrymple.bsky.social.
🔗 www.despertaferro-ediciones.com/revistas/num...
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I'm currently listening to 'The Golden Road' by @willdalrymple.bsky.social , that tells the fascinating story of how Indian ideas and culture shaped the Eurasian world. Here's an image of the decorated feet of a reclining Buddha, the Damulla Cave Temple, Sri Lanka.
#SriLanka #Photography #Buddhism
#SriLanka #Photography #Buddhism
January 16, 2026 at 12:21 AM
I'm currently listening to 'The Golden Road' by @willdalrymple.bsky.social , that tells the fascinating story of how Indian ideas and culture shaped the Eurasian world. Here's an image of the decorated feet of a reclining Buddha, the Damulla Cave Temple, Sri Lanka.
#SriLanka #Photography #Buddhism
#SriLanka #Photography #Buddhism
Reposted by William Dalrymple
New from @EmpirePodUK:
"REMEMBER CAWNPORE!"
Massacres, Revenge & Atrocities in Kanpur 1857
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
"REMEMBER CAWNPORE!"
Massacres, Revenge & Atrocities in Kanpur 1857
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
January 13, 2026 at 6:51 AM
New from @EmpirePodUK:
"REMEMBER CAWNPORE!"
Massacres, Revenge & Atrocities in Kanpur 1857
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
"REMEMBER CAWNPORE!"
Massacres, Revenge & Atrocities in Kanpur 1857
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
Reposted by William Dalrymple
Great episodes. Some of your listeners might enjoy J.G. Farrell's novel based on the uprising and siege of Kanpur: www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...
The Siege of Krishnapur (Empire Trilogy, #2)
India, 1857--the year of the Great Mutiny, when Muslim …
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January 13, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Great episodes. Some of your listeners might enjoy J.G. Farrell's novel based on the uprising and siege of Kanpur: www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...
324. India’s Greatest Rebellion
Massacre and Revenge in Kanpur
…–Empire: World History – Apple Podcasts share.google/ME6qiTtEvaIS...
Massacre and Revenge in Kanpur
…–Empire: World History – Apple Podcasts share.google/ME6qiTtEvaIS...
324. India’s Greatest Rebellion: Massacre and Revenge in Kanpur (Part 3)
Podcast Episode · Empire: World History · 13/01/2026 · 50m
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January 13, 2026 at 9:21 AM
324. India’s Greatest Rebellion
Massacre and Revenge in Kanpur
…–Empire: World History – Apple Podcasts share.google/ME6qiTtEvaIS...
Massacre and Revenge in Kanpur
…–Empire: World History – Apple Podcasts share.google/ME6qiTtEvaIS...
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January 13, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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In Episode 3 of the series, @anitaanand.bsky.social and I discuss the gruesome history of the Kanpur massacre which lived on in Victorian memory for the decades that followed.
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January 13, 2026 at 9:17 AM
In Episode 3 of the series, @anitaanand.bsky.social and I discuss the gruesome history of the Kanpur massacre which lived on in Victorian memory for the decades that followed.
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Who was General Wheeler and why was the entrenchment he built so fragile? How were the atrocities at Kanpur used to justify gruesome violence against Indians?
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January 13, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Who was General Wheeler and why was the entrenchment he built so fragile? How were the atrocities at Kanpur used to justify gruesome violence against Indians?
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Like 7th Oct 2023 in our own day, it opened the gates of Hell, and became the atrocity that then justified many other much more extensive killings and horrors. The Kanpur massacres were the dark heart of the 1857 uprising.
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January 13, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Like 7th Oct 2023 in our own day, it opened the gates of Hell, and became the atrocity that then justified many other much more extensive killings and horrors. The Kanpur massacres were the dark heart of the 1857 uprising.
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The mutiny of whole regiments of previously loyal sepoys and the final indignity of the slaughter of defenceless British women and children in the Bibighar- the Angels of Albion- all of these images haunted British nightmares for generations.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:59 AM
The mutiny of whole regiments of previously loyal sepoys and the final indignity of the slaughter of defenceless British women and children in the Bibighar- the Angels of Albion- all of these images haunted British nightmares for generations.
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Hear Kim Ghattas & Scott Anderson at the Jaipur Literature Festival from Thursday 15th-19th January
Understanding Iran: seven books that help explain this week’s unrest ft.trib.al/LRFkB5i
Understanding Iran: seven books that help explain this week’s unrest
Essential reads on the politics and history of the country’s Islamic regime since the revolution and fall of the Shah in 1979
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January 13, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Hear Kim Ghattas & Scott Anderson at the Jaipur Literature Festival from Thursday 15th-19th January
To the Victorians, the events that took place in Kanpur were the most shocking in their entire imperial odyssey. In early 1857, the city boasted the 2nd largest European community in the entire subcontinent. By the end of that year, only five men and two women were still alive
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January 13, 2026 at 7:04 AM
To the Victorians, the events that took place in Kanpur were the most shocking in their entire imperial odyssey. In early 1857, the city boasted the 2nd largest European community in the entire subcontinent. By the end of that year, only five men and two women were still alive
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New from @EmpirePodUK:
"REMEMBER CAWNPORE!"
Massacres, Revenge & Atrocities in Kanpur 1857
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
"REMEMBER CAWNPORE!"
Massacres, Revenge & Atrocities in Kanpur 1857
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
January 13, 2026 at 6:51 AM
New from @EmpirePodUK:
"REMEMBER CAWNPORE!"
Massacres, Revenge & Atrocities in Kanpur 1857
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
"REMEMBER CAWNPORE!"
Massacres, Revenge & Atrocities in Kanpur 1857
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
Reposted by William Dalrymple
How did the mutiny amongst sepoys turn into a national uprising? What ultimatum did the rebels give the Mughal emperor when they reached the Red Fort in Delhi? Why did the British fail to see what was coming? linktr.ee/empirepoduk
January 12, 2026 at 4:18 AM
How did the mutiny amongst sepoys turn into a national uprising? What ultimatum did the rebels give the Mughal emperor when they reached the Red Fort in Delhi? Why did the British fail to see what was coming? linktr.ee/empirepoduk
Reposted by William Dalrymple
Don't miss the first two episodes of our @empirepoduk.bsky.social series
THE GREAT UPRISING OF 1857
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THE GREAT UPRISING OF 1857
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January 12, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Don't miss the first two episodes of our @empirepoduk.bsky.social series
THE GREAT UPRISING OF 1857
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THE GREAT UPRISING OF 1857
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Reposted by William Dalrymple
We did a deep dive, 26 episodes, stretching from the Rise of Cyrus, episode 97, Cyrus the Great:
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January 12, 2026 at 5:11 AM
We did a deep dive, 26 episodes, stretching from the Rise of Cyrus, episode 97, Cyrus the Great:
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To the Fall of the Shah
121. The Fall of the Shah
Empire: World History - Apple Podcasts
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121. The Fall of the Shah
Empire: World History - Apple Podcasts
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January 12, 2026 at 5:12 AM
To the Fall of the Shah
121. The Fall of the Shah
Empire: World History - Apple Podcasts
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121. The Fall of the Shah
Empire: World History - Apple Podcasts
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We did a deep dive, 26 episodes, stretching from the Rise of Cyrus, episode 97, Cyrus the Great:
share.google/Slao77k6JKSf...
share.google/Slao77k6JKSf...
January 12, 2026 at 5:11 AM
We did a deep dive, 26 episodes, stretching from the Rise of Cyrus, episode 97, Cyrus the Great:
share.google/Slao77k6JKSf...
share.google/Slao77k6JKSf...
If you want to understand the background to the current conflict in Iran, check out our @EmpirePodUK
series on the history of Iran.
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series on the history of Iran.
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January 12, 2026 at 4:45 AM
If you want to understand the background to the current conflict in Iran, check out our @EmpirePodUK
series on the history of Iran.
share.google/Slao77k6JKSf...
series on the history of Iran.
share.google/Slao77k6JKSf...
323. India’s Greatest Rebellion: The Rebels March on Delhi
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323. India’s Greatest Rebellion: The Rebels March On Delhi (Part 2)
Podcast Episode · Empire: World History · 08/01/2026 · 50m
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January 12, 2026 at 4:43 AM
323. India’s Greatest Rebellion: The Rebels March on Delhi
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January 12, 2026 at 4:42 AM
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In Episode 2 of the series, @anitaanand.bsky.social & I discuss how the rebel sepoys travelled along the Bridge of Boats to take the rebellion to Delhi.
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January 12, 2026 at 4:41 AM
In Episode 2 of the series, @anitaanand.bsky.social & I discuss how the rebel sepoys travelled along the Bridge of Boats to take the rebellion to Delhi.
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
How did the mutiny amongst sepoys turn into a national uprising? What ultimatum did the rebels give the Mughal emperor when they reached the Red Fort in Delhi? Why did the British fail to see what was coming? linktr.ee/empirepoduk
January 12, 2026 at 4:18 AM
How did the mutiny amongst sepoys turn into a national uprising? What ultimatum did the rebels give the Mughal emperor when they reached the Red Fort in Delhi? Why did the British fail to see what was coming? linktr.ee/empirepoduk