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Who was Britain’s greatest prime minister? Pitt the Younger
Who was Britain’s greatest prime minister? Pitt the Younger
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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
May 18, 2021
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Podcast episode
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In the latest episode of our new series profiling the prime ministers that experts believe accomplished most during their time in 10 Downing Street, historian and broadcaster Dominic Sandbrook nominates William Pitt the Younger, the steady, upright leader who steered Britain through the turbulence of the French Revolution.
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Released:
May 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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