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Invasions of England

The term Invasion of England may refer to the following planned or actual invasions of what is now modern England, successful or otherwise. == Pre-English Settlement of parts of Britain == The 55 and 54 BC Caesar's invasions of Britain.

3 episodes

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HistoryAnti-Catholicism in EnglandCivil wars in EnglandMary II, William III of EnglandAnti-Catholicism in ScotlandAnti-Catholicism in WalesAnti-Catholicism in the United KingdomJames II of EnglandMonarchy of the United KingdomNorthern EnglandStuart England, The RestorationTudor England

  1. The Danelaw

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how a series of Danish invasions, settlements and battles with Anglo-Saxons changed England in the 9th and 10th centuries.

    28 March 2019

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    Featuring: Judith Jesch, John Hines, Jane Kershaw

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    HistoryInvasions of EnglandNorthern England

  2. The Glorious Revolution

    Melvyn Bragg examines the Glorious Revolution of 1688 but were the events of 1688 really either Glorious or Revolutionary?

    19 April 2001

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    Featuring: John Spurr, Rosemary Sweet, Scott Mandelbrote

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    HistoryAnti-Catholicism in EnglandCivil wars in EnglandInvasions of EnglandJames II of EnglandAnti-Catholicism in ScotlandAnti-Catholicism in WalesAnti-Catholicism in the United KingdomMonarchy of the United KingdomMary II, William III of EnglandStuart England, The Restoration

  3. The Spanish Armada

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Spanish Armada, the fleet which attempted to invade Elizabethan England in 1588.

    7 October 2010

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    Featuring: Diane Purkiss, Maria Jose Rodriguez-Salgado, Nicholas Rodger

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    HistoryInvasions of EnglandTudor England