Presidents, Prime Ministers, Kings and Queens Global
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Season One of ‘The Presidents & Prime Ministers brought to life all 55 of Britain's Prime Ministers through interviews with the authors of all 55 essays in Iain Dale’s book The Prime Ministers: Three Hundred Years of History. From the obscure 18th-century figures like the Earl of Shelburne and Henry Pelham to 20th-century titans like Churchill and Thatcher, these podcasts provide a much-needed reminder about their motivations, failures and achievements. Season Two, gives the same treatment to the 45 US Presidents from George Washington through to Joe Biden, with each episode featuring an interview with the author of the essay about a President in Iain Dale’s book ‘The Presidents’. Season Three contained interviews about the various and varied Irish Taoisigh, whilst the new Season 4 takes you through England and the UK's many Kings and Queens, as featured in Iain's book Kings and Queens: 1200 Years of English and British Monarchs. Buy signed copies of ‘The Prime Ministers’, ‘The Presidents’ and 'Kings and Queens' at http://www.politicos.co.uk.
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152. Henry III (1216-72)
Iain Dale discusses the long reign of King Henry III with the historian Sharon Bennett Connolly.
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151. Edward III (1327-77)
Iain Dale talks to Mark Fox about the life and reign of one of England’s most long serving monarchs, King Edward III.
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150. George II (1727-60)
Iain Dale talks to former cabinet minister Sir Robert Buckland about the life and reign of King George II.
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149. King Charles I (1625-49)
Iain Dale talks to Leanda de Lisle about the life and reign of one of Britain’s most famous kings, Charles, not least because of the civil war and the fact he had his head chopped off.
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148. King Stephen (1135-54)
Iain Dale talks to political historian Robert Waller about the life and reign of King Stephen
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147. Harthacnut (1040-42)
Iain Dale and David Walsh discuss the life and brief reign of Harthacnut, who ruled for only two years in the middle of the eleventh century
Customer Reviews
Pleeease do Australian PMs
Really interesting listen. Good length and overall picture of the individuals.
Really hoping you do a series on Australian PMs
Pitt the Elder
Thanks for the episode on Pitt the Elder that I’ve just heard, and turned to after reading the wonderful essay on him in Macaulay’s Historical Essays. The suggestion in your episode that he may have suffered from manic depression (or perhaps was bipolar?) seems to explain the bouts of erratic and obnoxious behaviour that marred his career. But chronic gout wouldn’t exactly make one pleasant company either!
Outstanding
Iain Dale is a terrific host and his guests are sound in style and substance. Simon Heffer on Gladstone is best! Just one quibble: why are former Blair and brown advisers the chosen experts of their subjects whereas journalist critics cover May and Cameron? Not really fair. Still, the podcasts are compulsory listening for any politics tragic. Tom from Australia.