Oh congratulations! I'm nearly done with this (learning a lot about this fascinating part of history and living it)

Thank you!

I loved this book. William D writes with care and passion, and he has joined up the dots so beautifully to help those of us with a Eurocentric education see the world through more ancient eyes. Read it!

Congratulations, so so well deserved. My partner and I couldn't put it down, and it has spurred further reading and intellectual exploration. We've become slightly obsessed with Xuanzang thanks to you (and also thanks to Anita @empirepoduk.bsky.social )

Pretty chuffed that @willdalrymple.bsky.social's Golden Road's French translation is due in May! www.lireka.com/fr/pp/978288...

Love that!

William Dalrymple wins 2026 Mark Lynton History Prize for The Golden Road - The Times of India In a moment of pride for the literary and historical community, Bloomsbury India has announced that acclaimed historian and author William Dalrymple h.

William Dalrymple wins 2026 Mark Lynton History Prize for The Golden Road
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Thank you!

I caught up with 1st episode last night. Look forward to this one. Incredible interview filling in the timelines & who is doing/saying what to help and/or hinder.

Great podcast and very good series here.

Very sad to hear about the death of Kanai Das Baul: ‘Sometimes the mad and sightless can understand things better, than the sane and the sighted,' he said. ‘The blind are never deceived by appearances. It is only those of us who have no eyes that can see reality for what it is.’

Avi explains how he uncovered the collusion between Israel & King Abdullah of Jordan during the 1948 war. He explains how he tracked down the Protocol of Sèvres. And he discusses the extraordinary meeting between King Hussein and Golda Meir on the eve of the 1973 war.
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A special treat for @EmpirePodUK members-
The great Avi Shlaim, the Sherlock Holmes of the Israeli archives, talks to @anitaanand.bsky.social & I about his discoveries:
Uncovering The Secret Files of The Arab-Israeli Conflict

Our Raja Shehadeh episode now open access for everyone:
What Is Life Like For Palestinians Under Occupation?

This conversation with my old friend, the Palestinians walker, human rights lawyer and Orwell Prize-winning author, Raja Shehadeh is now open for all!
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@anitaanand.bsky.social & I are joined once again by Professor Eugene Rogan, author of The Arabs: A History, to discuss the 1978 peace negotiations that shifted the power balance of the Arab world & which ignored the dispossessed Palestinians
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How did President Carter enact “cabin diplomacy” between Egypt and Israel when all three leaders stayed at Camp David in Maryland? And why were Palestinians excluded from the negotiations?
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In November 1977, Egyptian President Sadat shocked the entire Arab world by boarding a flight to Israel. After refusing to acknowledge its existence, Egypt was seeking to make peace with its neighbour, even if it meant being outcast by every other Arab nation in the process
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New From @empirepoduk.bsky.social
The great Eugene Rogan returns to take us through-
Camp David: The Day Israel & Egypt Made Peace...
... and left the Occupied Palestinians high and dry

The Last Mughal returns to the Red Fort
3rd May, all welcome. Tickets at:
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I wrote this on the parallels between Suez 1956 and Iran 2026 – and how we should not presume that leaders in the past acted in more sophisticated or dignified ways than leaders today

Either would be better than the current Settler Raj

Our Raja Shehadeh episode now open access for everyone:
What Is Life Like For Palestinians Under Occupation?

This conversation with my old friend, the Palestinians walker, human rights lawyer and Orwell Prize-winning author, Raja Shehadeh is now open for all!
linktr.ee/empirepoduk

Uncovering The Secret Files of The Arab-Israeli Conflict Podcast Episode · Empire: World History · 14 April · Bonus · Subscribers Only · 38min

Uncovering The Secret Files of The Arab-Israeli Conflict
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Avi explains how he uncovered the collusion between Israel & King Abdullah of Jordan during the 1948 war. He explains how he tracked down the Protocol of Sèvres. And he discusses the extraordinary meeting between King Hussein and Golda Meir on the eve of the 1973 war.
linktr.ee/empirepoduk

Avi Shlaim, British-Israeli historian and Oxford Professor, joins @tweeter_anita & I to discuss his jaw-dropping archival discoveries, which have reshaped the history of the Arab-Israeli Conflict.

Uncovering The Secret Files of The Arab-Israeli Conflict
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A special treat for @EmpirePodUK members-
The great Avi Shlaim, the Sherlock Holmes of the Israeli archives, talks to @anitaanand.bsky.social & I about his discoveries:
Uncovering The Secret Files of The Arab-Israeli Conflict

351. Camp David: The Day Israel & Egypt Made Peace (Part 6) Podcast Episode · Empire: World History · 15 April · 51min

351. Camp David: The Day Israel & Egypt Made Peace
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Join the Empire Club: Unlock the full Empire experience – with bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early access to miniseries and live show tickets, exclusive book discounts, a members-only newsletter, and access to our private Discord chatroom. Sign up directly at empirepoduk.com

@anitaanand.bsky.social & I are joined once again by Professor Eugene Rogan, author of The Arabs: A History, to discuss the 1978 peace negotiations that shifted the power balance of the Arab world & which ignored the dispossessed Palestinians
linktr.ee/empirepoduk

How did President Carter enact “cabin diplomacy” between Egypt and Israel when all three leaders stayed at Camp David in Maryland? And why were Palestinians excluded from the negotiations?