Excellent thread by co-presenter of the Empire podcast William Dalrymple 👇 bsky.app/profile/will...

Historian William Dalrymple— "Tens of thousands of innocent Palestinians were gunned down by Brits (in the 1930s Palestinian revolt). Bomber Harris went out 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 Palestinians." Britain’s hidden colonial role and why historic responsibility still matter.

This is really cool! Last year I read William Dalrymple's "The Golden Road" and central to its narrative are these trade routes. This was an experiment to reconstruct a lost 5th century CE ship design based on drawing in the Ajanta Caves. According to Dalrymple, images in the Ajanta Caves […]

I loved the @empirepoduk.bsky.social pod by @willdalrymple.bsky.social & @anitaanand.bsky.social on the 1857 Indian rebellion, & went back to my grandparents' photo album. They visited Lucknow residency from Meerut in about 1923, my grandfather probably remembered his own Boer War siege experience

327. India’s Greatest Rebellion: Episode Six- The Army of Retribution Empire: World History – Apple Podcasts share.google/jEREHlupG1s0...

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In Episode 6 of the series, @anitaanand.bsky.social and I cover how Indian resistance during the 1857 uprising became weakened by dwindling resources, tactical disunity, and the growing British force on the Ridge. linktr.ee/empirepoduk

Who was the British Commander, John Nicholson, and why was he feared by both friend and foe? Was the city of Delhi, under control of the last Mughal emperor, doomed from within? linktr.ee/empirepoduk

How did the tide turn towards the end of 1857 as British reinforcements gathered to strike the hearts of the rebellion: Delhi and Lucknow? linktr.ee/empirepoduk

New from @EmpirePodUK Our 1857 Uprising series continues JOHN NICHOLSON & THE ARMY OF RETRIBUTION

New from @EmpirePodUK Our 1857 Uprising series continues JOHN NICHOLSON & THE ARMY OF RETRIBUTION

This made my day

"I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace."

💥 NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY💥 Next in our EPIC series on the 1857 Indian Mutiny: @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by author Ira Mukhoty to discuss the rebel leader known as India’s Joan of Arc!

New from @EmpirePodUK Our 1857 Indian Mutiny/Great Uprising series reaches its climax with the story of India's Joan of Arc: THE RANI OF JHANSI linktr.ee/empirepoduk

New from @EmpirePodUK Our 1857 Indian Mutiny/Great Uprising series reaches its climax with the story of India's Joan of Arc: THE RANI OF JHANSI linktr.ee/empirepoduk

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...

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

New from @EmpirePodUK: "REMEMBER CAWNPORE!" Massacres, Revenge & Atrocities in Kanpur 1857 linktr.ee/empirepoduk

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...

Hear Kim Ghattas & Scott Anderson at the Jaipur Literature Festival from Thursday 15th-19th January

New from @EmpirePodUK: "REMEMBER CAWNPORE!" Massacres, Revenge & Atrocities in Kanpur 1857 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

Don't miss the first two episodes of our @empirepoduk.bsky.social series THE GREAT UPRISING OF 1857 linktr.ee/empirepoduk

We did a deep dive, 26 episodes, stretching from the Rise of Cyrus, episode 97, Cyrus the Great: 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. share.google/Slao77k6JKSf...

Don't miss the first two episodes of our @empirepoduk.bsky.social series THE GREAT UPRISING OF 1857 linktr.ee/empirepoduk

Today @empirepoduk.bsky.social we launch our first mega series of 2026 1857- The Greatest Anti-Colonial Revolt in History Our epic eight part history of the Great Uprising/Indian Mutiny/First Indian War of Independence...

Never seen the Rabbit in the Moon so clearly as tonight- appropriately enough on the beach on our last night in Sri Lanka, where we have all been enjoying the many frescoes here that show him sitting up there, ears aquiver...

A lifetime of hearing US politicians solemnly intone about the glories of the constitution and the sacredness of law. Now they don’t even have the post 9/11 fig leaf. The whole vast military machinery is the plaything of a senile old man and his corrupt circle and most of them don’t care

Further feeding the addiction

‘Bomber Harris went hunting Palestinians. Tens of thousands were gunned down by Brits in the 1930s revolt.’ Historian William Dalrymple reveals Britain’s hidden colonial role - and why historic responsibility still matters today.

On the pitfalls of trying to understand the contemporary world without a firm grasp of the past Fascinating interview with famed historian and author William Dalrymple on Radio National this morning - with Hamish Macdonald #history #India #worldevents www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

"I dived deep in the ocean of astronomical theories, true and false, and rescued the precious sunken jewel of true knowledge by the means of the boat of my own intellect." Quoted in The Golden Road, by William Dalrymple

Recovering the lost history of Gaza, by William Dalrymple. Decades of conflict and displacement have obliterated the history of one of the world’s oldest human settlements.

To Wish You a Happy New Year 2026 @empirepoduk.bsky.social presents: Exploding Rum-filled Coffins, Anglo-Indian Sisterhood, & Julia Margaret Cameron

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Who was Alice Seeley Harris? Why was her Kodak Camera the most powerful weapon against King Leopold II's ruthless colonial rule? How did she smuggle her photographs of the horrors going on in the Congo out of the country?

💥NEW EPISODE OUT 💥 Next up in our photography series, @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social discuss the woman who took on a brutal empire ... and won!

A cheery end to 2025 for @EmpirePodUK Photos That Shook The World: Exposing King Leopold's atrocities in the Congo

🎄🎄🎄Welcome to @EmpirePodUK Christmas Special!🎄🎄🎄 Who Stole Father Christmas? The true story of the Heist of the Relics of St.Nicholas

Doing Christmas solo this year means new traditions: starting the day with a podcast about a historical Christmas heist. This pairs well with an After 8 melted in coffee, chocolate and raspberry porridge and cosy PJs.

More on the roving relics of St Nicholas. bsky.app/profile/will...

🎄🎄🎄Welcome to @EmpirePodUK Christmas Special!🎄🎄🎄 Who Stole Father Christmas? The true story of the Heist of the Relics of St.Nicholas

Happy Christmas to all those celebrating! A Mughal virgin and child, by Ghulam Shah Salim before 1605, after an engraving by Flemish artist Bernard van Orley (1492-1542). Dedication to Prince Shah Salim who became the emperor Jahangir 1695–27.

When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.

Spent a fascinating morning reading about the Canaanite pantheon and its influence on the Old Testament. Had no idea that the Lucifer may have started off as a Canaanite astral deity, 'Shining One, Son of Dawn'; or that Beelzebub 'The Lord of the Flies' was a Philistine god and a form of Baal.

The Three Magi were... of Persian origin!? A fascinating exploration of the wide-ranging intercultural origins and reach of the Three Kings in this great @empirepoduk.bsky.social

Just recorded some corking Christmas specials for you @empirepoduk.bsky.social . The story of the Magi.., and the gifts they brought. Corking guests in the shape of Bethany Hughes and Lloyd Llewelyn Jones. @willdalrymple.bsky.social and I had a Christmas cracker of a time recording. Enjoy!