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Brexit and the English Revolution

Linda Colley asks if the bitter fractures over Brexit could - eventually - turn out to be the modernizing force the UK needs.

Linda Colley reflects on an historic week in British politics.

She turns to Lawrence Stone's famous book, "The Causes of the English Revolution", to cast light on the present turmoil.

And she asks if the bitter fractures over Brexit could eventually turn out to be the modernizing force the UK needs.

Producer: Adele Armstrong

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10 minutes

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Sun 20 Jan 2019 08:48
麻豆社 Radio 4

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