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The Second Elizabethan Age

By: Tortoise Media
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  • Summary

  • Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Sir Richard Lambert, former Chairman of the British Museum and former editor of the Financial Times reflects on her life and reign, and the ways in which society changed under her rule in this 6 part series.




    If you'd like to read and listen to more of Tortoise's reporting on the Queen, including photo galleries, an obituary by Matthew d’Ancona and daily reporting on a country turning on a hinge of history, visit tortoisemedia.com


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Episodes
  • The coronation

    The coronation
    Sep 8 2022

    Richard Lambert recalls the excitement at the start of the second Elizabethan age. In 1953 Britain was a deferential society and adulation of the Queen on her coronation was the order of the day.  



    If you'd like to read and listen to more of Tortoise's reporting on the Queen, including photo galleries, an obituary by Matthew d’Ancona and daily reporting on a country turning on a hinge of history, visit tortoisemedia.com


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    20 mins
  • Public service: strong as a yak

    Public service: strong as a yak
    Sep 9 2022

    Richard Lambert considers the Queen’s commitment to public service and assesses her strengths and weaknesses as a monarch.  



    If you'd like to read and listen to more of Tortoise's reporting on the Queen, including photo galleries, an obituary by Matthew d’Ancona and daily reporting on a country turning on a hinge of history, visit tortoisemedia.com


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    18 mins
  • The media: speak to us ma’am

    The media: speak to us ma’am
    Sep 9 2022

    When the Queen came to the throne the media was deferential to the 25-year-old monarch and her family. But in the 1960s that began to change. Richard Lambert maps the sometimes fractious relationship between the Queen and the press.




    If you'd like to read and listen to more of Tortoise's reporting on the Queen, including photo galleries, an obituary by Matthew d’Ancona and daily reporting on a country turning on a hinge of history, visit tortoisemedia.com


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    23 mins
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