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180. England & Englishness

180. England & Englishness

FromThe Rest Is History


180. England & Englishness

FromThe Rest Is History

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Length:
59 minutes
Released:
Apr 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

George Orwell, a love of wildlife, and Raheem Sterling - but what does it mean to be English in the modern world?In today's episode, Tom and Dominic are joined by the New Statesman editor, Jason Cowley, to discuss England and Englishness in the 20th century.Jason's new book 'Who Are We Now?' is available at all good book retailers.Join The Rest Is History Club for ad-free listening to the full archive, weekly bonus episodes, live streamed shows and access to an exclusive chatroom community.Editorial Assistant: Grace MainwaringProducer: Dom JohnsonExec Producer: Jack DavenportTwitter:@TheRestHistory@holland_tom@dcsandbrookEmail: restishistorypod@gmail.com Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Apr 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Historians Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook are interrogating the past, and attempting to de-tangle the present.They question the nature of Greatness, why the West no longer has civil wars and whether Richard Nixon was more like Caligula or Claudius.  They're distilling the entirety of human history, or, as much as they can fit into about fifty minutes.Join The Rest Is History Club (www.restishistorypod.com) for ad-free listening to the full archive, weekly bonus episodes, live streamed shows and access to an exclusive chatroom community.Here are some of our favourite episodes to get you started:WATERGATE/NIXON apple.co/3JrVl5hALEXANDER THE GREAT apple.co/3Q4FaNkHARDCORE HISTORY'S DAN CARLIN apple.co/3vqkGa3PUTIN & RUSSIA apple.co/3zMtLfX Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.