82. Crimea: The War on Repeat

**Unlock the entire First British Indians series ad-free by joining the Empire Club at empirepoduk.com** Sophia Duleep Singh: heiress to the Sikh Empire, ward of Queen Victoria, suffragette and revolutionary. How did this Indian princess end up fighting alongside Emmeline Pankhur ...  Show more

Was monotheism passed down from Pharaoh Akhenaten of Ancient Egypt? Who was the ancient goddess Asherah? How did exposure to other empires shape the Hebrew Bible? William is joined by Francesca Stavrakopoulou, author of God: An Anatomy, to explore the evolution of the deity Yahwe ...  Show more

This week on Battleground: Ukraine, Saul and Patrick discuss the increasing instances of strikes within Russia's borders, with drone attacks in Moscow in the past week, and whether this indicates a change in Ukrainian strategy. They also reflect on what appeared to be the largest ...  Show more

This week on Battleground: Ukraine, Saul and Patrick dissect an eventful week of news surrounding the ongoing war in Ukraine. Bakhmut has fallen to Prigozhin’s Wagner PMC - but is it a Pyrrhic victory that will ultimately cost the Russians dear? How significant is the momentous n ...  Show more

Le 11 novembre, la ville de Kherson, dans le sud de l'Ukraine, est libérée après 8 mois d’occupation russe. C’est une étape importante dans le conflit ukrainien, car Kherson était jusqu’ici la seule grande ville ukrainienne prise par la Russie.

Mais la paix est loin ...

Après un an de guerre, l’Ukraine est dévastée par les combats et les bombardements. Des villages sont partiellement détruits, et les tirs de roquettes et de missiles<a href="https://www.leparisien.fr/international/guerre-en-ukraine-elina-morte-de-stress-a-6-ans-dans-avdiivka-b ...