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The Hungry Empire

Episode 1: Salt Cod on the Mary Rose

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Historian Lizzie Collingham explains how salt cod helped to create the British Empire. Read by Melody Grove. Abridged by Sian Preece. Show more

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