The Scandal That Shaped Partition: The House of Mountbatten
Who was the last Viceroy of India and why was his marriage so unconventional? How many affairs did Edwina Mountbatten have? Why was Lord Mountbatten known as the “Master of Disaster” by senior Navy of...
12 Touko 4min
358. Spice Wars: The Rise of the Dutch East India Company (Ep 1)
What’s the real story behind the creation of the Dutch East India Company, and how was espionage involved? What made the VOC the first ‘mega-corporation’ in history? And what was the horrific human co...
10 Touko 51min
357. Liberator of Latin America: Revolutionary Hero Or Dictator? (Part 4)
How should we view Simón Bolívar today – as a racist tyrant or as a revolutionary founding father? Who was his lover Manuela Sáenz, and how did she save his life during a midnight attack? And did his ...
7 Touko 42min
The Scandal That Shaped Partition: India’s First Prime Minister
*Unlock the full episode and the complete members’ miniseries by joining the Empire Club at empirepoduk.com* How did the first Prime Minister of India start an affair with the wife of the last Vicero...
5 Touko 9min
356. Liberator of Latin America: Descent Into Tyranny (Part 3)
How did a treacherous trek across the freezing Andes lead to the creation of Gran Colombia? Why did Irish, British and Bengali mercenaries travel across the world to join his fight against the Spanish...
4 Touko 41min
Should The Koh-I-Noor Be Returned? Mamdani vs King Charles III EXPLAINED
Who does the Koh-I-Noor diamond truly belong to? Why is it considered cursed? And should it be returned? The Koh-I-Noor diamond has been in the headlines this week with Mayor Zohran Mamdani stating t...
1 Touko 29min
355. Liberator of Latin America: Napoleon & The Legions of Hell (Part 2)
Who were the cowboys and Indigenous people who made up the “Legions of Hell” and why did Bolívar fear them so deeply? How did Napoleon’s invasion of Spain speed up the collapse of its empire? What was...
29 Huhti 43min
354. Liberator of Latin America: Simón Bolívar vs The Spanish Empire (Part 1)
Who was the man who liberated Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia from Spanish rule? How did a privileged upper-class teenage boy become South America’s leading revolutionary of th...
27 Huhti 35min
