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In this talk, best-selling author of Wild Swans, Jung Chang gave a panoramic depiction of the birth of modern china and an intimate portrait of the most important woman in Chinese history. One of the emperor’s concubines, she launched a palace coup to become the Empress Dowager Cixi, the absolute ruler of a third of the world’s population who overcame huge obstacles to bring a medieval empire into the modern age.
Recorded at Chalke Valley History Festival 2016.
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Charlie Higson and Ben McIntyre talk about getting recruited, not getting recruited, and how to be a spy. Recorded at the Chalke Valley History Festival 2017.
Producer: Natt Tapley
Audio: Pete Dennis
Published 07/10/18
Ex-Chancellor George Osborne talks about history, politics & Brexit. Recorded live at the Chalke Valley History Festival 2017. For more history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV.
Producer: Natt Tapley
Audio: Pete Dennis
Published 06/21/18