Historian Helen Castor examines the role of Mercia in the creation of England. Read more
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1. Mercia
Historian Helen Castor examines the role of Mercia in the creation of England.
2. Industrial Midlands
The role of the Midlands in the Industrial Revolution.
3. Midlands Beauty
Why Helen Castor claims the real garden of England is the Midlands - not Kent.
4. Radical Midlands
The political gestures from England’s radical middle that redefined the world's history.
5. Shakespeare's Midlands
Helen Castor on why the action in Shakespeare’s history plays takes place in the Midlands.
