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The Second Elizabethan Age

Tortoise Media

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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  • S1 · E6
    Sep 14, 2022 · 31 min

    The constitution

    The constitution. Richard Lambert talks to Professor Vernon Bogdanor, one of the UK’s foremost constitutional experts, about the Queen’s long reign and the state of the monarchy.

  • S1 · E5
    Sep 13, 2022 · 22 min

    Rule Britannia: the Queen and the world

    Richard Lambert examines how the Queen navigated the world of international politics as head of state and head of the Commonwealth.

  • S1 · E4
    Sep 12, 2022 · 23 min

    Head of state

    Richard Lambert charts the evolving relationship between the Queen, politicians and her Prime Ministers during her reign.

  • S1 · E3
    Sep 9, 2022 · 22 min

    The media: speak to us ma’am

    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.

  • S1 · E2
    Sep 9, 2022 · 18 min

    Public service: strong as a yak

    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.

  • S1 · E1
    Sep 8, 2022 · 20 min

    The coronation

    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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