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William Dalrymple
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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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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
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Enjoy!
January 16, 2026 at 4:11 AM
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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
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324. India’s Greatest Rebellion
Massacre and Revenge in Kanpur
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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January 12, 2026 at 5:12 AM
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To the Fall of the Shah
121. The Fall of the Shah
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January 12, 2026 at 5:12 AM
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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
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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
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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
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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