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England: Made in the Middle Episodes

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    5. Shakespeare's Midlands

    5/5 Helen Castor on why the action in Shakespeare’s history plays takes place in the Midlands.

  2. 4. Radical Midlands

    4/5 The political gestures from England’s radical middle that redefined the world's history.

  3. 3. Midlands Beauty

    3/5 Why Helen Castor claims the real garden of England is the Midlands - not Kent.

  4. 2. Industrial Midlands

    2/5 The role of the Midlands in the Industrial Revolution.

  5. 1. Mercia

    1/5 Historian Helen Castor examines the role of Mercia in the creation of England.