Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

English nationalism

English nationalism is a nationalism that asserts that the English are a nation and promotes the cultural unity of English people. In a general sense, it comprises political and social movements and sentiment inspired by a love for English culture, language and history, and a sense of pride in England and the English people.

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  1. Englishness

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the characteristics of the English identity. What is Englishness and is it possible to define it in anything more than the loosest and baggiest terms?

    20 April 2000

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    Featuring: Paul Langford, Peter Mandler, Lola Young

     
  2. The Norman Yoke

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ‘the Norman Yoke’ – the idea that the Battle of Hastings sparked years of cruel Norman oppression for the Anglo Saxons.

    10 April 2008

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    Featuring: Sarah Foot, Richard Gameson, Matthew Strickland