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England’s sporting obsession

England’s sporting obsession

FromHistory Extra podcast


England’s sporting obsession

FromHistory Extra podcast

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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Dec 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Robert Colls, author of This Sporting Life: Sport and Liberty in England, 1760-1960, discusses the critical role that our love of sport has played in English civil society over the past two centuries – from 19th-century prize fighters to the magic of Bobby Charlton.
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Released:
Dec 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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