The Eurasian Century, by Hal Brands

In this special series at Engelsberg Ideas, leading historian and geopolitical commentator Hal Brands guides us through the major conflicts of the past century and the lessons they offer us now.

Podcast episodes

Poster for a British imperial railway company.
The Martyrdom of St Ursula, 1610. By Caravaggio.
Lucas Cranach's The Crossing of the Red Sea, 1530.
An excerpt from Nehemiah Wallington's diary
Caricature of a Cambridge University library in the Georgian era.
First prize winner at the Covent Garden fancy dress ball in 1905, a lady dressed in an elaborate costume as the Entente Cordiale.