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.

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

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!

The great historian, @willdalrymple.bsky.social on Palestine:

317. Churchill's Photographer: From Escaping Genocide to MLK share.google/Td7gl2p9WV5R...

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What was the story behind some of the most famous photographs of Churchill, Einstein, Castro, Queen Elizabeth II, and Martin Luther King? @tweeter_anita and I explore the fascinating life of one of the great photographers of Empire, Yousuf Karsh. linktr.ee/empirepoduk

Is it true that Karsh deliberately seized Winston Churchill's cigar as he was mid-smoke in order to get the look of angry defiance that made his "Roaring Lion" portrait so iconic? linktr.ee/empirepoduk

Who was Yousuf Karsh? How did he escape from the Armenian Genocide as a child and make it to Ottowa to become arguably the greatest portrait photographer of the 20th century? linktr.ee/empirepoduk

New from @empirepoduk.bsky.social YOUSUF KARSH Churchill's Photographer: From Escaping the Armenian Genocide to Martin Luther King linktr.ee/empirepoduk

One of the best podcasts around. And a welcome change of pace, style and content from the political stuff I force myself to listen to even though it’s upsetting. Empire is a joy

What was the story behind some of the most famous photographs of Churchill, Einstein, Castro, Queen Elizabeth II, and Martin Luther King? @anitaanand.bsky.social and I explore the fascinating life of one of the great photographers of Empire, Yousuf Karsh. linktr.ee/empirepoduk

New from @empirepoduk.bsky.social YOUSUF KARSH Churchill's Photographer: From Escaping the Armenian Genocide to Martin Luther King linktr.ee/empirepoduk

Recovering the lost history of Gaza My @NewStatesman review of two remarkable new histories of Gaza by @anneirfan & Jean-Pierre Filiu share.google/kHQKke7OPoed...

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Who was Heinrich Hoffman and how did he use his photography to promote Nazism? When did Hoffman introduce Hitler to Eva Braun? What lies did he tell a Jewish journalist who interviewed him in 1950?

💥NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY💥 Kicking off our BRAND NEW Eyes on Empire series, @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social discuss the one of the most sinister cameramen in history ... ... Hitler's photographer

Kori Schake: “The men who built this international order weren’t leftist college professors sitting around the faculty lounge. They were the people who had fought World War I and World War II and saw the damage of an unstable order.” www.foreignaffairs.com/podcasts/fea...

Aamir shares stories about the road Why is Aamir Khan so obsessed with Empire? In our special bonus episode for @EmpirePodUK members, my old mate Aamir Khan talks about Lagaan & Mangal Pandey and why he thinks imperial history is a vital tool to understand contemporary India linktr.ee/empirepoduk

Why is Aamir Khan so obsessed with Empire? In our extra special bonus episode for @EmpirePodUK members, my old mate Aamir Khan talks about Lagaan & Mangal Pandey and why he thinks imperial history is a vital tool to understand contemporary India linktr.ee/empirepoduk

First up we examine HITLER'S PHOTOGRAPHER Who was Heinrich Hoffman and how did he use his photography to act as a propagandist for Hitler and Nazism? When did Hoffman introduce Hitler to Eva Braun? What lies did he tell a Jewish journalist who interviewed him in 1950? linktr.ee/empirepoduk

Today we start a new series on @EmpirePodUK PHOTOGRAPHERS OF EMPIRE As @anitaanand.bsky.social & I discover the men and women behind the lens who captured those who weilded imperial power. linktr.ee/empirepoduk

Today we start a new series on @EmpirePodUK PHOTOGRAPHERS OF EMPIRE As @anitaanand.bsky.social & I discover the men and women behind the lens who captured those who weilded imperial power. linktr.ee/empirepoduk

Beautiful thread.

This thread has a lot to say and show about the interconnection between the Indian and Roman world. Which makes me feel ignorant, since I've spent my entire life thinking of the two cultures as completely separate.

‘A Historian in Gaza’ ‘is itself a vital historical document as well as a moving account of the levelling of this ancient city… brilliant.’ @willdalrymple.bsky.social praises Jean-Pierre Filiu’s latest work in @newstatesman1913.bsky.social 👇 www.newstatesman.com/culture/book...

For someone who moans about liberals never learning lessons from history you’d have thought Niall Ferguson would think twice about backing MAGA imperialism in Latin America. His prescription for more US imperialism in Iraq & Afghanistan didn’t turn out that well. www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

Redefining shameless

Completely dazzled by Networks of the Past, a new gallery @CSMVSmumbai charting India's relationship with the ancient world. Its not just one of the best curated museum galleries in South Asia, it is also the best visual representation I have ever seen of the world I describe in The Golden Road...