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Empire Podcast @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 2d

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Empire Podcast @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 2d

In episode 5 of the Gaza series, @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by Professor Jonathan Phillips to discuss the Crusader history of Gaza and the rise of the Mamluk dynasty that followed...

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Empire Podcast @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 2d

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 Podcast @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 8d

But Peter highlights that the Islamic Conquest was gradual and led to less social disruption than once believed, with some archaeologists calling it the "invisible conquest"...

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Empire Podcast @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 8d

This saw the emergence of an imperial caliphate and the building of Islamic architecture in the region including the Dome of The Rock in Jerusalem.

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Empire Podcast @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 8d

Followers of a new prophet in the Arabian Peninsular travelled north to undertake a lightning military conquest of Byzantine Palestine. The region fell under Arab control by the end of 634, and Roman resistance was definitively broken by the Battle of Yarmouk.

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Empire Podcast @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 8d

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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Empire Podcast @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 14d

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292. Ancient Gaza: From The Assyrians to The Romans (Part 2)

Podcast Episode · Empire · 22/09/2025 · 39m

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Empire Podcast @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 14d

Why did the Assyrians spare Philistine port cities like Gaza when they conquered The Levant?

How did the Persians overthrow the Babylonians in the region?

What did Alexander The Great send back to his tutor after he sieged Gaza City?

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Empire Podcast @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 14d

Our Gaza series continues...

ANCIENT GAZA: FROM THE ASSYRIANS TO THE ROMANS

@willdalrymple.bsky.social and
@anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by @josephinequinn.bsky.social to discuss the 5 ancient empires that conquered Gaza...

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Josephine Quinn @josephinequinn.bsky.social · 19d

I was so honoured to talk to @empirepoduk.bsky.social about Gaza. Nothing else to say: please listen.

Empire Podcast @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 20d

⭐NEW SERIES LAUNCH DAY⭐

Gaza is one of the oldest urban centres on Earth, and today we start a series in which we explore its long history...

In Episode 1, @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social are joined by Josephine Quinn to discuss Philistines and Pharaohs in Ancient Gaza.

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Empire Podcast @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 20d

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Empire Podcast @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 20d

Gaza was first referred to by Pharaoh Thutmose III in the 15th century BC when it was known as Ghazzati.

And in this episode we ask:

Who were the Philistines? Why did Egyptian pharaohs put monopolies on Gazan sweet wine? And what was 'The Bronze Age Collapse'?

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Empire Podcast @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 20d

⭐NEW SERIES LAUNCH DAY⭐

Gaza is one of the oldest urban centres on Earth, and today we start a series in which we explore its long history...

In Episode 1, @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social are joined by Josephine Quinn to discuss Philistines and Pharaohs in Ancient Gaza.

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Empire Podcast @empirepoduk.bsky.social · Sep 4

Who's been listening to our SUEZ CRISIS series?

Episode 4 is out today!

How did Britain and France almost start World War 3 in 1956?

Who was Anthony Eden and why did he hate Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser?

Why was the Suez Canal so vital to European oil supplies in the 1950s?

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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · Sep 3

Did Eden deceive the Queen about collusion with Israel over Suez? The episode made for one of the most gripping episodes of The Crown- but what was the truth? Don't miss the latest episode @empirepoduk.bsky.social to discover!

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Empire Podcast @empirepoduk.bsky.social · Aug 5

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Empire Podcast @empirepoduk.bsky.social · Aug 5

Why did Japan’s invasion of Burma in WW2 affect its path to independence?

Who was the Burmese fascist leader who praised Hitler for his views on immigration?

How did the separation of Burma link to the origin of the Rohingya Genocide?

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Empire Podcast @empirepoduk.bsky.social · Aug 5

💥 NEW SERIES LAUNCH DAY 💥

🌏The Five Partitions That Reshaped Modern Asia🌏

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INDIA'S FIRST PARTITION: BURMA'S BREXIT

@anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social discuss Burma's dramatic separation from India in 1937.

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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · Jul 27

New from @empirepoduk.bsky.social
The French Attempt to Build the Panama Canal

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Empire Podcast @empirepoduk.bsky.social · Jul 10

@anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social are joined by Celia Haig-Brown to discuss the suffering and survival of Indigenous children at the Kamloops Residential School

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Empire Podcast @empirepoduk.bsky.social · Jul 10

When was the final residential school closed?

Which grim discovery in 2021 forced non-Indigenous Canadians to grapple with this dark history?

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Empire Podcast @empirepoduk.bsky.social · Jul 10

NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY...

Canada's Dark Secret: Stolen Children, Unmarked Graves, & Survival Stories

What was life like for Indigenous children forced to attend Residential Schools in Canada in the and 1900s?

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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · Jul 3

The next chapter in our @empirepoduk.bsky.social Canada miniseries is OUT TODAY 🇨🇦

Colonising Canada: The Truth Behind 'The Last of The Mohicans'

Is there any truth in the film 'The Last of The Mohicans' and how did the French and Indian War that it's based on change the make-up of Canada?

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Empire Podcast @empirepoduk.bsky.social · Jun 26

Listen as @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social explore the early history of the colonisation of Canada and how European settlers of the 16th century thought they had found China... (hence why these rapids near Montreal are still called "Lachine"!)

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