Norman Davies
Professor Emeritus in History and Honorary Fellow of St Antony's College, University of Oxford
3 episodes
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The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise and fall of the largest republic in Europe, which for centuries elected its kings to rule alongside parliament and avoided religious wars.
14 October 2021
Also featuring: Robert I. Frost, Katarzyna Kosior
Bohemia
Melvyn Bragg discusses the history of the ancient kingdom of Bohemia containing myriad religious, national and ethnic ideologies, and how it was divided up to form the states of modern Central Europe.
11 April 2002
Also featuring: Karin Friedrich, Robert Pynsent
The Nation State
Melvyn Bragg discusses the history of English national identity and examines how the concept of the Nation State can defend itself against the forces of globalisation.
14 October 1999
Also featuring: Andrew Marr