William Dalrymple
@DalrympleWill
Scottish historian & art historian; @EmpirePodUK podcaster& Jaipur Literature Festival co-director; Mehrauli goatherd & kabooter baz. Writes the occasional book
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I was honoured at the jaipurlitfest to present my latest book #LivesBetweenTheLines in conversation with William Dalrymple - the full session can be watched here.
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Anoher brilliant episode about a woman I hadn't heard of, let alone knew her part in history. Like most folks, I knew Mongols were nasty, brutish, & John Wayne was woefully miscast. William Dalrymple anita anand
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#Defiance Channel 4 A Must watch (on demand)! Unveils Far Right violence against Black/Asian communities of 1970s/80s. Essential for current Met Police @collegeofpolice National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) to grasp our racial history. Colonialism provides crucial context on 'Belonging'. Empire Podcast
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On Monday 8th July, William Dalrymple + anita anand take to the stage at the Barbican London. We'll give you history, you'll have the chance to ask your burning questions about the past, and we'll have a lot of fun!
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Mrs Genghis Khan
Börte came from a powerful nomadic tribe and in many ways her marriage to Genghis Khan set him up to become the great conqueror we know.
William Dalrymple + anita anand + Marie Favereau
Empire Podcast anita anand **Empire Live**
Tickets for our live show go on sale on THIS Thursday, but for members of the Empire Club tickets are available in the pre-sale as of 9am GMT TODAY! If you want to sign up to the Empire Club, simply go to empirepod.supportingcast.fm
#FrescoFriday
Winged victory in the 4th Pompeian style. Ca 64 BCE. Pompeii Archaeological Park, Italy.
Since questions have been raised about Cassandra sitting on the omphalos I thought I'd take a deep dive into depictions of Cassandra in #Pompeii . 🧵
(Dr Lewis Webb coloricioso)
The Women Who Ruled the World
Listen Empire Podcast as anita anand & I talk to Stacy Schiff & Peter Sarris about the most powerful women in the ancient Mediterranean
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Our Empire Podcast #EidAlFitr Special sees anita anand & I examine the utterly extraordinary life of arguably the most powerful Empress in Islamic history
The Graceful Reed: How al-Khayzuran, the most powerful woman in the world, ruled the Abbasid Empire
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New Empire Podcast episode:
The Graceful Reed: How al-Khayzuran, the most powerful woman in the world, ruled the Abbasid Empire
anita anand & I talk to Hugh Kennedy about the great Queen who ruled from Morocco to Afghanistan