The Mighty Ashanti: Rival to the British Empire

<p>At the end of the 17th century, a small clan - the Akan - in West Africa began growing into what would later become the powerful Ashanti Empire.&nbsp; The state grew rapidly in both wealth and land until it spanned most of modern day Ghana, the Ivory Coast, and Togo.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Luke Pepera joins Professor Suzannah Lipscomb to discuss this incredible Empire, which fiercely resisted British colonialism and fought violent wars to protect and expand its territory.</p><br><p>Luke Pepera's documentary<em> Africa: Written Out of History</em> is available now on History Hit TV.</p><br><p>Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Alice Smith and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><br><p><em>Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcast</em></p><br><p>Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original TV documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Sign up <a href="https://historyhit.com/subscription" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HERE</a> for 50% off your first 3 months using code ‘TUDORS’.</p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here &gt;</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>