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  1. 1937 - A Coronation as War Looms

    30/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  2. 1936 - Edward VIII and Unemployment

    29/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  3. 1935 - Macdonald Resigns and Hitler Rearms

    28/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  4. 1934 - The Night of the Long Knives, and the Long March

    27/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  5. 1933 - The Chancellor of Germany

    26/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  6. 1932 - The King and the Dominions

    25/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  7. 1931 - National Government and Naval Mutiny

    24/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  8. 1930 - European Union and India

    23/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  9. 1929 - Red Buses and the Wall Street Crash

    22/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  10. 1927/8 - Enter Hitler, and the Rise of Motoring

    21/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  11. 1925/6 - Churchill's First Budget and the General Strike

    20/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  12. 1924 - The First Labour PM and the Zinoviev Letter

    19/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  13. 1922/23 - Lloyd George Out, Baldwin In

    18/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  14. 1920 - Russia and Ireland

    17/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  15. 1919 - The Origins of the Second World War

    16/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  16. 1915 to 1918 - The Great War

    15/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  17. 1914 - The UVF and the Outbreak of War

    14/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  18. 1913 - Ireland, Emily Davison and the Tango

    13/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  19. 1912 - The Titanic, 蜜芽传媒 Rule and the Marconi Affair

    12/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  20. 1911 - Constitutional Confrontation and the Agadir Crisis

    11/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  21. 1910 - King George V

    10/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  22. 1909 - The Royal Navy and Trouble Brewing in the House of Lords

    9/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  23. 1908 - Asquith, Pensions and The Balkans

    8/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  24. 1907 - Women's Rights, Religious Discrimination and Military Reform

    7/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  25. 1906 - Cornflakes, Traffic and the Moroccan Question

    6/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  26. 1905 - Rebellion in Russia and Balfour Resigns

    5/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  27. 1904 - Ships, Cars, Conurbations and Churchill Crosses the Floor

    4/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  28. 1903 - Naval Build-Up, Free Trade and Empire

    3/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  29. 1902 - South Africa, Balfour and Education

    2/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

  30. 1901 - A New King, a New Century

    1/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.

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