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D-Day and the Wars of the Roses
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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
May 29, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
As we approach the 70th anniversary of D-Day, military historian James Holland challenges some popular assumptions about the 1944 Normandy campaign and recounts his experiences of meeting veterans. Meanwhile, historian and author Sarah Gristwood pays a visit to Tewkesbury Abbey, which was a pivotal location in the 15th-century Wars of the Roses. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
May 29, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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