The Rest Is History
The Rest Is History
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717. The Suez Crisis: Anarchy in the Middle East (Part 1)
1 hour 26 minutes Posted Oct 26, 2026 at 12:05 am.
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Why did the Suez Crisis break out in 1956? Who were Anthony Eden, the British Prime Minister at the heart of the scandal, and Gamal Abdel Nasser, the Egyptian President? And, would the crisis be the death knell to the British Empire?
Join Dominic and Tom as they begin their journey into one of the greatest international scandals of all time, in the dying days of the British Empire.    
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