02: Creating Britishness | Union with David Olusoga

Duration: 59'16''

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David Olusoga reveals how, in the 18th century, a new British identity was forged in the face of multiple threats from within - including the Jacobite rebellions in Scotland and an Irish revolution in 1798, and near-constant war with France.

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