EP062 SHALL WE NOT REVENGE
INDIA SERIES 09 Episode Summary:The British Empire does not take humiliation lightly. In this episode, we follow the Army of […]
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EP061 DON’T CARRY ON UP THE KHYBER
INDIA SERIES 08 Happy 2025, and welcome back! In this episode, we conclude our deep dive into the 1st Anglo-Afghan
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EP060 Agent Down! Catastrophe in Kabul
INDIA SERIES 07 Episode Summary:In this dramatic episode, we unpack the chain of events that led to the catastrophic unraveling
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EP059 INDIA SERIES 06 THE QUAGMIRE OF OCCUPATION
INDIA SERIES 06 This episode continues the exploration of the Anglo-Afghan War, focusing on the British occupation and the deteriorating
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EP058 ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH DEAR FRIENDS
INDIA SERIES 05 This episode focuses on the continuation of the British invasion of Afghanistan in 1839. Here are the
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EP057 FORWARD MARCH TO THE PASS
INDIA SERIES 04 Quick housekeeping: I’m pleased to welcome new patron Matt Anderson as a Loveable Chimney Sweep. Update on
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EP056 INDIA SERIES 03 THE AFGHAN FRONTIER
SHOWNOTES: EP056 INDIA SERIES 03 THE AFGHAN FRONTIER Introduction Main Topic: The Borders of Victorian India and Afghanistan Geography of
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EP054 INDIA SERIES 01 THE BASICS
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SPECIAL: DEATH OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II
The death of Queen Elizabeth II is a momentous event in modern British history. This special episode contains some facts
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EP040 ACROSS THE SEAS
An empire lives on the backs of people; its own or those it conquers. For the British, South Africa needed
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EP039 BLOOD ON THE LAND
The story of the British Empire in South Africa continues. The first battles were being won, but the cost was
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EP038 A TOEHOLD IN AFRICA
The British Empire was vast, but it didn’t spring up over night. South Africa was a vital imperial staging post,
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EP037 INSIDE THE GATES OF HELL
Prison is never nice, but the Victorian prison of Port Arthur in Van Diemen’s Land combined starvation, deprivation, desperation, and
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EP035 THE UNFORTUNATE HANNAH HERBERT
How does it feel to be cast out? To lose everything you’ve ever known and be sent to the ends
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EP034 HOW TO BUILD HELL
The journey into Empire continues as we look at Tasmania, known as Van Diemen’s Land. Here the European settlers, the
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EP033 (PT2) WHO OWNS THE LAND?
The journey into Empire continues as we look more closely at the Australia’s, and the difficult issues of landownership, native
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EP033 (PT1) WHO OWNS THE LAND?
The journey into Empire continues as we look more closely at the Australia’s, and the difficult issues of landownership, native
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EP032 PHILOSOPHY OF EMPIRE – THE VALUE OF LIFE?
To understand the past, sometimes we need to examine our values and subject them to philosophical analysis. The British Empire
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EP025 The industrial revolution & shattering the energy ceiling.
Forged in fire, the new era is born. The British unlock a new energy source and create the industrial revolution.
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MINI011 VICTORIAN GIN – EMPIRE & RUIN
Roll up your shirt sleeves, push back your top hat, and throw open your coat tails. It’s time to grab
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MINI010 VICTORIAN FISH AND CHIPS
Summer heat wave is here, so it’s time for Fish & Chips. You love em. I love em. The Victorians