Hi everybody, welcome to Ernst Knows History. We're talking about history today, the history

of how history was used in European Imperial project, particularly the British Empire.

I'm talking to Professor Priya Satya, a professor of history at Stanford University.

She's a prize-winning historian, prize-winning author, and you're going to see why,

because she's a bit of a legend. She's written in a astonishing book called Times Monster,

and as I was reading it, I was operating at the very extremity of my mental capacity.

For many of you, this will be right in the middle of the ballpark, but for me, I was on the very edge.

I was clinging to the edge of it. If you are interested in the issues raised in this podcast,

for example, the British Empire's treatment of opposition in Kenya, India, and elsewhere,

we've got lots of programs, lots of programs on History at TV. We have Operation Legacy,

for example, History at TV, how the British sought to cover up some of their colonial era

atrocities in Kenya. We've got all sorts of other shows available on History at TV.

This week is Trafalgar Week. So all week we're looking at that huge, important battle

in the genesis of the British Empire, a battle that confirmed Britain's dominance at sea

over the French and Spanish. And would be the last full-scale fleet battle, the British for

against an opposing global hegemonic power until the first world war, a huge, important battle.

To mark that battle, we're making History at TV available at a super, super cheap rate.

If you use the code Trafalgar, Trafalgar, it gets you a month for free, and then your first three

months, there's one pound euro or dollar. So we've got a whole season of Trafalgar and Nelson

related content up there, and lots more going up besides. In the meantime, everybody, enjoy,

Priya, say to you. Priya, thank you so much for coming on the podcast.

Thank you so much for having me. This book blew my mind. Can I ask you, I know you say it's not a

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