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Tom Holland on Æthelstan and the forging of a United Kingdom of England
The story of how, over the course of three generations, the royal dynasty of Wessex went from near oblivion to fashioning a kingdom that still endure…
4 years, 8 months ago
Maurizio Viroli on the virtues of the city-state
The early modern Italian republics are often portrayed as models of bad government. But the fusion of civic humanism and Christianity they championed…
4 years, 8 months ago
Worldview - what is the future of the West?
Episode 42
Iain Martin is joined by leading security and international relations experts to discuss the legacy of 9/11, the future of Western-led interventions …
4 years, 8 months ago
Robin Lane Fox on nationalism in the classical world
Nationalism is often thought of as a modern development - but its traces can be found in antiquity. Read by Leighton Pugh.
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4 years, 8 months ago
Hew Strachan on the cost of the 1918-19 pandemic
The influenza pandemic behaved much like the conflict itself - picking out the young and fit before their time. Read by Leighton Pugh.
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4 years, 8 months ago
Alexander Lee on Machiavelli and civil strife
Niccolo Machiavelli, Renaissance statesman and political theorist, saw factional politics as essential to the prosperity of the Roman Empire and his …
4 years, 9 months ago
Adrian Wooldridge on why the West needs Plato more than ever
The Victorians saw Plato's Republic as an indispensable guide to reform of the public sphere - we should follow their lead. Read by Leighton Pugh.
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4 years, 9 months ago
Richard Whatmore on why revolutions are a disaster
Karl Marx was wrong about revolutions - in practice, they beget Caesars and Napoleons. Read by Leighton Pugh.
https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/histo…
4 years, 9 months ago
Andrew Graham-Dixon on crisis and great art
Episode 36
Social upheaval has often been a catalyst for artistic change - the Renaissance was no exception. Read by Leighton Pugh.
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4 years, 10 months ago
Tom Holland on the empty metropolis
Episode 35
Empty city London had its harbingers in literature and history. How will it emerge from its isolation? Read by Leighton Pugh.
https://engelsbergideas.…
4 years, 10 months ago