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WW2 legacies and Magna Carta: history behind the headlines
Episode 2293

WW2 legacies and Magna Carta: history behind the headlines

Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter discuss the present-day parallels of the Second World War, 80 years on – and look at medieval manuscripts hitting the headlines

HistoryExtra podcast · Immediate

June 2, 202545m 40s

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Show Notes

In the latest episode of our monthly series charting the past behind the present, historians Rana Mitter and Hannah Skoda explore the ways the Second World War continues to shape the world of today. Plus the medieval manuscripts hitting the headlines, and an express history of rail nationalisation.


The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine.

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