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A History of England in 25 Poems by Catherine Clarke Episodes

  1. 5: Green - ‘The Groundsman’ by Zaffar Kunial

    5/5 A new history of England exploring the ways in which poetry has shaped English identity.

  2. 4: Modernity, Mourning and the Shadow of War - ‘Funeral Blues’ by W. H. Auden

    4/5 A new history of England exploring the ways in which poetry has shaped English identity.

  3. 3: Below Stairs in the Country House - ‘Crumble Hall’ by Mary Leapor

    3/5 A history of England exploring the ways in which poetry has shaped English identity.

  4. 2: Poetry, Prophecy and the Island - ‘This England’, from Shakespeare's Richard II

    2/5 A history of England exploring the ways in which poetry has shaped English identity.

  5. 1: Vikings - 'The Battle of Maldon'

    1/5 A history of England exploring the ways in which poetry has shaped English identity.