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328. Indian Uprising 1857: The Reign of Terror (Part 7)

Season 27 Episode 7

How did the British finally break into Delhi during the 1857 Uprising? Why did a sudden solar eclipse change the fate of the siege overnight? Why is …

3 months ago

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327. Indian Uprising 1857: The British Strike Back (Part 6)

Season 27 Episode 6

How did the tide turn towards the end of 1857 as British reinforcements gathered to strike the hearts of the rebellion: Delhi and Lucknow? Who was th…

3 months, 1 week ago

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326. Indian Uprising 1857: India’s Joan of Arc – Rani of Jhansi (Part 5)

Season 27 Episode 5

The warrior queen who fought the British on the battlefield, Rani of Jhansi –or Rani Lakshmibai– is still a hero in India, with comic books and Bolly…

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325. Indian Uprising 1857: The Siege of Lucknow (Part 4)

Season 27 Episode 4

An entire city turns on the British and revolts in unison. 3000 East India Company soldiers and civilians in Lucknow are under siege in one compound,…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

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324. Indian Uprising 1857: Massacre and Revenge in Kanpur (Part 3)

Season 27 Episode 3

In one of the darkest chapters of the 1857 uprising, brutal massacres are met with revenge brutal massacres as the rebellion reaches the East India C…

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323. Indian Uprising 1857: The Rebels March On Delhi (Part 2)

Season 27 Episode 2

How did the mutiny amongst sepoys –Indian soldiers– turn into a national crisis? What ultimatum did the rebels give the Mughal emperor when they reac…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

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322. Indian Uprising 1857: The Mutiny (Part 1)

Season 27 Episode 1

Secret messages are being passed from city to city inside chapattis, rebellion is in the air. When Indian soldiers in the East India Company army hea…

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321. Exploding Rum-filled Coffins, Anglo-Indian Sisterhood, & Julia Margaret Cameron

Season 26 Episode 4

How did Julia Margaret Cameron - Virginia Woolf's great aunt - become one of the most influential photography artists of her time? Who were the Anglo…

3 months, 4 weeks ago

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320. Photos That Shook The World: Exposing Leopold in The Congo

Season 26 Episode 3

How did one woman take on the brutal colonial King Leopold II in Congo with her camera? Who was Alice Seely Harris and why should we remember her nam…

3 months, 4 weeks ago

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319. Heist of St Nicolas: The Medieval Mafia Who Stole Santa (Part 2)

Season 13 Episode 5

Who were the Italian sailors who stole the bones of St Nicolas from his church in Turkey in 1087? How was the mythology of St Nicolas combined with G…

4 months ago

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