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The Rise and Rise of Oliver Cromwell

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Last broadcast on Tue, 21 Feb 2012, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis

Some Kings lost their heads but only Charles I lost the monarchy. Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles.

Broadcasts

  1. Mon 7 Jul 2008
    13:30
    BBC Radio 7
  2. Tue 21 Feb 2012
    14:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Episode 76 of 216 from

  1. This Sceptred Isle

Duration

15 minutes

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