Ranked #1
Season 4 Episode 19: Western Technology, Malagasy Spirit
Season 4 Episode 19: Western Technology, Malagasy Spirit
Ranavalona hires a new group of foreign artisans like Jean Laborde and James Cameron to hasten the transformation of Mad... Read more
14 Aug 2023
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35mins
Ranked #2
Season 4 Episode 18: The Rise of the "Mad Queen" of Madagascar
Season 4 Episode 18: The Rise of the "Mad Queen" of Madagascar
When Radama I died without a clear heir, his wife, Ranavalona I, allied with a group of military officers to secure her ... Read more
31 Jul 2023
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33mins
Ranked #3
Season 4 Episode 17: The Forges of Amoronkay
Season 4 Episode 17: The Forges of Amoronkay
An industrial revolution in Southeast Africa? Following the abolition of the slave trade in 1817, the future of the econ... Read more
17 Jul 2023
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34mins
Ranked #4
Season 4 Episode 16: The Conquest of Toamasina
Season 4 Episode 16: The Conquest of Toamasina
Prior to his coronation, the king of Imerina, Radama, promised to his father that he would expand the kingdom towards th... Read more
3 Jul 2023
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39mins
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Ranked #5
Season 4 Episode 15: Radama the Great
Season 4 Episode 15: Radama the Great
If his father is the most remembered king in Madagascar, Radama is probably the best-known Malagasy king in the rest of ... Read more
19 Jun 2023
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30mins
Ranked #6
Season 4 Episode 14: Andrianampoinimerina and the Birth of The Merina Empire
Season 4 Episode 14: Andrianampoinimerina and the Birth of The Merina Empire
In our last episode, Andrianampoinimerina reunited the warring kingdoms of Imerina after seven decades of intermittent c... Read more
5 Jun 2023
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35mins
Ranked #7
Season 4 Episode 13: Andrianampoinimerina - The True Prince
Season 4 Episode 13: Andrianampoinimerina - The True Prince
Andrianampoinimerina is the most famous monarch in Malagasy history, and for good reason.At a young age, Andrianampoinim... Read more
22 May 2023
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34mins
Ranked #8
Season 4 Episode 12: The Crisis of the 18th Century part 2: The Merina Civil War
Season 4 Episode 12: The Crisis of the 18th Century part 2: The Merina Civil War
After Andriamasinavalona's passing, his sons' feud will blossom into a 70-year long civil war. Communities will tear eac... Read more
8 May 2023
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30mins
Ranked #9
Season 4 Episode 11: The Crisis of the 18th Century Part 1 - Andriamasinvalona's Blunder
Season 4 Episode 11: The Crisis of the 18th Century Part 1 - Andriamasinvalona's Blunder
The 18th century will be a painful time for the people of Imerina. The once proud kingdom will devolve into a deadly mul... Read more
24 Apr 2023
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32mins
Ranked #10
Season 4 Episode 10: Andriamasinavaloa and the Hova Revolution
Season 4 Episode 10: Andriamasinavaloa and the Hova Revolution
The class conflict of Imerina comes to a head, as the free peasants of central Madagascar overthrow the hated king Razak... Read more
10 Apr 2023
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28mins
