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The English

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

The third of eight programmes.
Norman invaders impressed their foreign domination on the English landscape as well as on the people.
Malcolm Billings and Jonathan Riley-Smith take their search for the English from 1066 to the 13th century, when nobles are forced to decide to be English or French, and King John is forced to sign the Magna Carta.
Music by Steven Faux , performed by the Dufay Collective.
Producer Christopher Stone Stereo
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BOOK: 'The English' by Malcolm Billings , available from bookshops, £9.95

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Malcolm Billings
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Jonathan Riley-Smith
Music By:
Steven Faux
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Malcolm Billings
Source: Radio Times

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