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Poetry of History: The Battle of Maldon

A look at historical events through the poems they inspired. Jonathan Bate starts in Essex.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4's and 4 Extra's Poet in Residence, Daljit Nagra revisits the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's radio poetry archive.

The Poetry of History looks at historical events through the poems they inspired.

Jonathan Bate begins on the Essex Coast where the valiant failure of the Anglo-Saxon leader Byrhtnoth against a Viking landing in 991 is remembered best in one of the classics of the Old English cannon, The Battle of Maldon.

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 2007.

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 12 Oct 2015 05:00

Broadcasts

  • Sun 11 Oct 2015 17:00
  • Mon 12 Oct 2015 05:00