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Back to Search201. The Raj at War
Season 1 Episode 26
For many years, commemorations of the two World Wars excluded the memorialisation of soldiers from the British Empire. But campaigners have gradually…
1 year, 2 months ago
200. The East India Company’s Global Manhunt
Season 11 Episode 6
After robbing the fleet in a brutal, barbaric fashion, Henry Avery caused a diplomatic incident of global proportions. The Mughals were furious and t…
1 year, 2 months ago
199. Robbing the World’s Wealthiest Dynasty
Season 11 Episode 5
One of the most notable pirates of his day, Henry Avery would go on to make potentially the most lucrative heist ever on the high seas. Originally a …
1 year, 2 months ago
198. The Pirate Trial of the Century
Season 11 Episode 4
William Kidd, a respectable Scottish privateer during the late 17th century, tasked with hunting down pirates on the orders of a murky cabal of Briti…
1 year, 2 months ago
197. The Pirate Hunter
Season 11 Episode 3
Alongside legends like Blackbeard and Calico Jack, William Kidd is one of the most famous pirates to have entered the public consciousness, thanks to…
1 year, 2 months ago
196. Blackbeard’s Reign of Terror
Season 11 Episode 2
“At our first salutation he drank damnation to me and my men who styled cowardly puppies saying he would neither give nor take quarter…”
By the end of…
1 year, 2 months ago
195. Blackbeard & the Pirates of the Caribbean
Season 11 Episode 1
The history of pirates is a thrilling kaleidoscope of adventure, devastation, violence and political intrigue, and never more so than during the 17th…
1 year, 3 months ago
194. Empire of Numbers: Fibonacci and the Birth of Modern Money
Season 7 Episode 14
When King Alfonso VI of León took Toledo from the Arabs in 1085, the history of western christendom changed forever. Within the city existed a number…
1 year, 3 months ago
193. Empire of Numbers: The Indian Origin of Arabic Numerals
Season 7 Episode 13
Often called Arabic numerals, the modern number system we use today actually originates in India. Whilst in the west they were using Roman numerals, …
1 year, 3 months ago
192. Native American Chiefs, the Founding of Canada, and the KKK: Scots in America
Season 10 Episode 7
From India to Africa, the involvement and influence of Scots in the British Empire has been profound. In both arenas, they rose through the ranks as …
1 year, 3 months ago